Find the angle to intersection of the following curves :
x2 = 27y and y2 = 8x
Given:
Curves x2 = 27y ...(1)
& y2 = 8x ...(2)
Solving (1) & (2),we get,
From y2 = 8x,we get,
⇒ x![]()
Substituting x
on x2 = 27y ,
⇒ (
)2 = 27y
⇒ (
) = 27y
⇒ y4 = 1728y
⇒ y(y3 – 1728) = 0
⇒ y = 0 or (y3 – 1728) = 0
⇒ y = 0 or y![]()
∴![]()
⇒ y = 0 or y = 12
Substituting y = 0 or y = 12 on x![]()
when y = 0,
⇒ x![]()
⇒ x = 0
when y = 12,
⇒ x![]()
⇒ x = 18
∴ The point of intersection of two curves (0,0) & (18,12)
First curve is x2 = 27y
Differentiating above w.r.t x,
⇒ 2x= 27.![]()
⇒ ![]()
⇒ m1
...(3)
Second curve is y2 = 8x
⇒ 2y.
= 8
⇒ y.
= 4
⇒ m2
...(4)
Substituting (18,12) for m1 & m2,we get,
m1![]()
⇒ ![]()
m1
...(5)
m2![]()
⇒ ![]()
m2
...(6)
when m1
& m2![]()

⇒ tanθ![]()
⇒ tanθ![]()
⇒ tanθ![]()
⇒ tanθ![]()
⇒ θ = tan – 1(
)
⇒ θ≅34.69
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