The curve equations are and
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Two curves are said to be orthogonal trajectories when the slopes of the tangent line to both the curves is equal to .
Slope of the tangent is derivative of the curve.
\Consider .
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The curve equation is .
Apply derivative on each side with respect to .
Substitute in above expression.
Slope of the tangent to the curve is
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Consider .
Apply derivative on each side with respect to .
Slope of the tangent to the curve is
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Determine :
Therefore both the curves are orthogonal to each side.
\Graph both the curves.
\Consider different values of and
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Graph each curve for different values of and
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The two curves and
are orthogonal to each other.