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Problem 42
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Section 4.6: Optimization Problems
Chapter 4: Applications of Differentiation
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Given information
1. The equation of parabola is .
2. The tangent to the parabola at some point in the first quadrant.
Figure
Step-by-step explanation
Step 1.
Parametric equation of the parabola as shown in figure above:
Slope-intercept form of straight line is
where is the gradient and is the .
Now slope of the tangent at any point on the parabola is given by
Substituting (1) and (3) in (2) we have
Therefore the equation of the tangent is
Putting and in (4) subsequently we have the and as:
and