The tangent to the curve y = e^x drawn at the point (c, e^c) intersects the line joining the points (c - 1, e^ c-1 ) and (c + 1, e^ c+1 )

JEE Advanced Mathematics question

The tangent to the curve drawn at the point intersects the line joining the points and

Answer: (A)

*(Figure: graph of with the chord through , and the tangent at .)*

Slope of tangent: . Slope of chord:

= = .

$ - = - e) = \{(e- - 2\}

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