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Q.The angle between the curve y=emxy=e^{mx} and y=e−mxy=e^{-mx} for m>1m>1 is

(a) tan⁡−1(2mm2−1)\tan^{-1}\left(\dfrac{2m}{m^2-1}\right)
(b) tan⁡−1(2m1−m2)\tan^{-1}\left(\dfrac{2m}{1-m^2}\right)
(c) tan⁡−1(−2m1+m2)\tan^{-1}\left(\dfrac{-2m}{1+m^2}\right)
(d) tan⁡−1(2mm2+1)\tan^{-1}\left(\dfrac{2m}{m^2+1}\right)
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Both curves meet only at (0,1)(0,1); computing their slopes there and applying the angle-between-two-curves formula gives tan⁡−1(2m1−m2)\tan^{-1}\left(\dfrac{2m}{1-m^2}\right).

  1. Intersection: solve emx=e−mx⇒e2mx=1⇒2mx=0⇒x=0e^{mx}=e^{-mx}\Rightarrow e^{2mx}=1\Rightarrow 2mx=0\Rightarrow x=0 (since m≠0m\neq0). At x=0x=0, y=e0=1y=e^{0}=1, so the curves meet only at (0,1)(0,1).
  2. Slope of y=emxy=e^{mx}: dydx=memx\dfrac{dy}{dx}=me^{mx}; at x=0x=0: m1=mm_1=m.
  3. Slope of y=e−mxy=e^{-mx}: dydx=−me−mx\dfrac{dy}{dx}=-me^{-mx}; at x=0x=0: m2=−mm_2=-m.
  4. Angle between two curves at their common point uses the angle-between-lines (tangents) formula: tan⁡θ=∣m1−m21+m1m2∣=∣m−(−m)1+m(−m)∣=∣2m1−m2∣\tan\theta=\left|\frac{m_1-m_2}{1+m_1m_2}\right|=\left|\frac{m-(-m)}{1+m(-m)}\right|=\left|\frac{2m}{1-m^2}\right| …

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