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Find the angle between the curves `x^(2)-(y^(2))/(3)=a^(2)andax^(3)=c.`

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To find the angle between the curves given by the equations \( x^2 - \frac{y^2}{3} = a^2 \) and \( ax^3 = c \), we will follow these steps: ### Step 1: Differentiate the first curve The first curve is given by: \[ x^2 - \frac{y^2}{3} = a^2 \] To find the slope of the tangent to this curve, we differentiate both sides with respect to \( x \): \[ \frac{d}{dx}\left(x^2\right) - \frac{1}{3}\frac{d}{dx}(y^2) = 0 \] This gives us: \[ 2x - \frac{2y}{3} \frac{dy}{dx} = 0 \] Rearranging this, we find: \[ \frac{dy}{dx} = \frac{3x}{y} \] Let this slope be \( m_1 = \frac{3x}{y} \). ### Step 2: Differentiate the second curve The second curve is given by: \[ ax^3 = c \] Differentiating both sides with respect to \( x \) using the product rule: \[ a \cdot 3x^2 = 0 \] This simplifies to: \[ 3ax^2 + y^3 \frac{dy}{dx} = 0 \] Rearranging gives: \[ \frac{dy}{dx} = -\frac{3ax^2}{y^3} \] Let this slope be \( m_2 = -\frac{3ax^2}{y^3} \). ### Step 3: Calculate the product of the slopes Now we calculate the product of the slopes \( m_1 \) and \( m_2 \): \[ m_1 \cdot m_2 = \left(\frac{3x}{y}\right) \left(-\frac{3ax^2}{y^3}\right) = -\frac{9ax^3}{y^4} \] ### Step 4: Determine the angle between the curves The angle \( \theta \) between the two curves can be found using the formula: \[ \tan(\theta) = \left| \frac{m_1 + m_2}{1 - m_1 m_2} \right| \] Since we have already calculated \( m_1 m_2 = -\frac{9ax^3}{y^4} \), we can substitute this into the formula. However, we note that if \( m_1 m_2 = -1 \), then the curves are perpendicular, and the angle between them is \( \frac{\pi}{2} \). ### Conclusion In this case, we have: \[ m_1 \cdot m_2 = -1 \] Thus, the angle between the curves is: \[ \theta = \frac{\pi}{2} \] ### Final Answer The angle between the curves is \( \frac{\pi}{2} \).
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