(a)
To find: The slope of the tangent line to the curve at the given point.
(a)
Answer to Problem 10E
The slope of the tangent line to the curve
Explanation of Solution
Given:
The equation of the curve is
The curve passing through the points (1, 1) and
Formula used:
The slope of the tangent curve
Difference of square formula:
Calculation:
Obtain the slope of the tangent to the curve at the point
Since
Multiply both the numerator and the denominator by the conjugate of the numerator.
Apply the difference of squares formula,
Since the limit x approaches to a but not equal to a, cancel the common term
Perform the mathematical operations and compute the value of the function as shown below.
Thus, the slope of the tangent line to the curve at the point
(b)
To find: The equation of the tangent lines to the curve at the given points.
(b)
Answer to Problem 10E
The equation of the tangent lines to the curve
Explanation of Solution
Formula used:
The equation of the tangent line to the curve
Calculation:
Obtain the equation of the tangent line at the point (1, 1).
Since the tangent line to the curve
At the point (1, 1), consider
Substitute
Isolate y as shown below:
Thus, the equation of the tangent line is
Obtain the equation of the tangent line at the point
Since the tangent line to the curve
At the point
Substitute
Isolate y as shown below.
Thus, the equation of the tangent line is
(c)
To sketch: The graph of the curve and the tangent lines.
(c)
Explanation of Solution
Given:
The equation of the curve is
The equation of the tangent lines are
Graph:
Use the online graphing calculator to draw the graph of the functions as shown below in Figure 1.
From Figure 1, it is noticed that the two lines
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