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find the derivative to get the slope, then using the graph of the other line given to you, find a point on the graph that they share and plug it in to find the y-value. then use the point slope formula
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Derivative as the Slope of a Tangent?
Yes, the derivative of an equation is the slope of a line tangent to the graph.
What is an easy equation for finding the normal line?
The first thing you may want to do would be to find the tangent line to the function. The tangent line is a line that passes through a given point on a function, but does not touch any other point on the function (assuming the function is one to one). Assuming you have the tangent line, the normal line is simply perpendicular to the tangent line- it forms a 90 degree angle with the tangent line. One you have the tangent line and the point which it passes through, you can find the normal line. To obtain the perpendicular line to any function, take the inverse reciprocal of the slope (if your slope was 2, it is now -.5). After that, plug in your (x, y) coordinate, and you can solve for the constant b (assuming there is one). This should give the normal line to a tangent of at a point on a function.
Find the slope of a tangent line to the graph?
Use the four-step process to find the slope of the tangent line to the graph of the given function at any point.
Find the equation of the circle if the circle is tangent to the line -x y 40 at the point 3-1 and the center is on the line x 2y-30?
x=9+11=5 11,2
Find the equation of the tangent line at the given value y equals ln x squared at x equals 1?
Given y=LN(x2). To find the equation of a tangent line to a point on a graph, we must figure out what the slope is at that exact point. We must take the derivitave with respect to x to come up with a function that will give the slope of the tangent line at any point on the graph. Any text book will tell you that the derivative with respect to X of LN(U) is the quantity U prime over U(In other words, the derivitive of U over U. U is whatever is inside the natural log). In this case, it is y = (2x/x2). To find the slope, we then plug in an x coordinate, 1. We get y=2. The slope of the tangent line at this point is 2. We now have m for the slope-intercept form y = mx + b. Now we must find b. B is the y intercept, aka where does the graph intersect the y axis. We use the slope. We know that the graph of the tangent line contains the point (0,1). We go down 2 and left one, to find that the tangent line intercepts the y axis at -1. We now have B. The equation of the tangent line of y = LN(x2) at X = 1 is y = 2X-1. Hope this helps!!!
How do you find the equation of a tangent line?
In order to find the equation of a tangent line you must take the derivative of the original equation and then find the points that it passes through.
Find the equation of the line tangent to when x equals 8?
The question is suppose to read: Find the equation of the line tangent to y=(x²+3x)²(2x-2)³, when x=8
How do you find the equation of a parabola if you know the equation of the tangent that touches it?
You need more than one tangent to find the equation of a parabola.
Derivative as the Slope of a Tangent?
Yes, the derivative of an equation is the slope of a line tangent to the graph.
Find an equation of the line tangent to the curve defined by x^2+3xy+y^4=32 at the point (2,2)?
55
What is an easy equation for finding the normal line?
The first thing you may want to do would be to find the tangent line to the function. The tangent line is a line that passes through a given point on a function, but does not touch any other point on the function (assuming the function is one to one). Assuming you have the tangent line, the normal line is simply perpendicular to the tangent line- it forms a 90 degree angle with the tangent line. One you have the tangent line and the point which it passes through, you can find the normal line. To obtain the perpendicular line to any function, take the inverse reciprocal of the slope (if your slope was 2, it is now -.5). After that, plug in your (x, y) coordinate, and you can solve for the constant b (assuming there is one). This should give the normal line to a tangent of at a point on a function.
How do you find the slope of the tangent line to each curve at the given point?
By differentiating the answer and plugging in the x value along the curve, you are finding the exact slope of the curve at that point. In effect, this would be the slope of the tangent line, as a tangent line only intersects another at one point. To find the equation of a tangent line to a curve, use the point slope form (y-y1)=m(x-x1), m being the slope. Use the differential to find the slope and use the point on the curve to plug in for (x1, y1).
How do you find a tangent line?
Say you are given a function and an x value.(1) First find the y coordinate that corresponds to that x value by plugging x into the function and simplifying to find y = some #. Now you have a point (x, y) that is not only on the function, but also on the tangent line.(2) Take the derivative of the function.(3) If the derivative still has xs in it, plug in the x value you were given and simplify. This should give you an actual number--the slope of the tangent line.(4) From steps 1 and 3, you now have a point on the tangent line and the slope of the tangent line. Use these two things to write the equation for the tangent line in y=mx+b form (m is the sope, plug in the point you found, solve for b, then rewrite the equation replacing m and b but leaving in x and y).
How do you get the tangent line without the graph?
The answer will depend on the context. If the curve in question is a differentiable function then the gradient of the tangent is given by the derivative of the function. The gradient of the tangent at a given point can be evaluated by substituting the coordinate of the point and the equation of the tangent, though that point, is then given by the point-slope equation.
What is the equation of the line tangent to the graph y equals sin 2x?
That line is [ y = 2 cos(2x) ].
Determine the point at which the graph of the function has a horizontal tangent line for the equation?
For the equation (9x^2)/(x^2+4)
How do you find the tangent of a circle?
a tangent is a line that touches the circle at only ONE point
