Q1.
we have,
area of the triangle formed by ref. axes and the tangent to the parabola at (1,1) = 2
=> area of the two smaller triangles + area of the sq. = 2
=> [(1/2)*1*tan(theta)] + [1*1] + [(1/2)*{1/tan(theta)}*1] = 2
=> [(1/2)*1*tan(theta)]+ [(1/2)*{1/tan(theta)}*1] = 1
=> tan(theta) + 1/tan(theta) = 2
=> sq. of tan(theta) - 2*tan(theta) + 1 = 0
=> tan(theta) = 1
But, tan(theta) is negative of the slope of the curve (or slope of the tangent to the curve) at (1,1)
therefore,
tan(theta) = 1 = -(dy/dx)(at x=1,y=1) = -(2x+b) = -2-b
=> b = -3.