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Find the equation of the line tangent to the curve defined by the equation at the specified point.
x^(2/3)+y^(2/3)=2; (1,1)

2007-11-03 08:34:35 · 1 answers · asked by Matty B 3 in Science & Mathematics Mathematics

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Derivate implicitly
2/3x^1/3 +2/3y^-1/3*y´=0
At (1,1)
2/3+2/3 y´(1) = 0 so y´(1) = -1
so the tangent is y-1=-(x-1
y=-x+2

2007-11-03 09:31:05 · answer #1 · answered by santmann2002 7 · 0 0

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