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Determine an equation of the tangent to the curve at the given point
(2,1)

y^4 + x^2y^3 = 5

2006-11-26 13:45:26 · 4 answers · asked by Shane S 1 in Science & Mathematics Mathematics

4 answers

It is the first derivative.

2006-11-26 13:47:56 · answer #1 · answered by Jimmy Dean 3 · 0 0

The derivative at that point is -1/4, so the equation is:
y = -1/4 x + 1/2

2006-11-26 14:32:03 · answer #2 · answered by actuator 5 · 0 0

write it as x=sqrt( (5-y^4)/y^3 )

take derivate of that and plug y=1 into it.

the equations then is x=2+derivative*(y-1)

you can transform it so it reads y = bx+a

2006-11-26 13:49:55 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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2016-11-27 00:16:39 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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