Find the angle to intersection of the following curves :
y2 = x and x2 = y
Given:
Curves y2 = x ...(1)
& x2 = y ...(2)
First curve is y2 = x
Differentiating above w.r.t x,
⇒ 2y. = 1
⇒ m1 ...(3)
The second curve is x2 = y
⇒ 2x
⇒ m2 = 2x ...(4)
Substituting (1) in (2),we get
⇒ x2 = y
⇒ (y2)2 = y
⇒ y4 – y = 0
⇒ y(y3 – 1) = 0
⇒ y = 0 or y = 1
Substituting y = 0 & y = 1 in (1) in (2),
x = y2
when y = 0,x = 0
when y = 1,x = 1
Substituting above values for m1 & m2,we get,
when x = 0,
m1∞
when x = 1,
m1
Values of m1 is ∞ &
when y = 0,
m2 = 2x = 2×0 = 0
when x = 1,
m2 = 3x = 2×1 = 2
Values of m2 is 0 & 2
when m1 = ∞ & m2 = 0
tanθ
tanθ
tanθ = ∞
θ = tan – 1(∞)
∴ tan – 1(∞)
θ
when m1 & m2 = 2
tanθ
tanθ
tanθ
θ = tan – 1()
θ≅36.86