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Find the equation of the normal to the curve x^2 + 2y^2 – 4x – 6y + 8 = 0 at the point whose abscissa is 2.

RD Sharma Solutions for Class 12 Maths Chapter 16 Tangents and Normals Image 70

Finding

   

co – ordinate by substituting

   

in the given curve

   

   

Or,

   

   

Normal is perpendicular to tangent so,

   

   

 which is undefined

Equation of normal is given by