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Past exam of the mathematical methods I course of the University of Oxford 2021 10 b Solution by
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The two real slope roots of are distinct because their discriminant is . Vieta's formulas give , so the tangent vectors and have zero scalar product. Whenever the coefficients define local solution curves, the two families are therefore orthogonal trajectories.
For the stated example at , the slopes are and . In the family from part a, the constants are and , givingBoth curves pass through , and verifies the right angle.
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