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Q.

If the tangent to the curve y = x3 at the point pt, t3 meets. The curve again at Q, then the ordinate of the point which divides PQ internally in the ratio 1:2 is

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a

-2t3

b

2t3

c

-t3

d

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answer is D.

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y=x3(1) dydx=3x2 dydxP=3t2  Equation of tangent at Pt,t3 is 

yt3=3t2(xt)(2) 
 Solve (1) &(2) x3t3=3t2(xt)

(xt)x2+xt+t23t2=0(xt)x2+xt2t2=0

(xt)(xt)(x+2t)=0 the  abscissae of the point Q is  x=2t,

y=(2t)3=8t3 Q=2t,8t3

The point which divides PQ¯ in the ratio 1 : 2 = 0,2t3

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