How do you find an equation of the tangent line to the curve at the given point #y=tan^2(3x)# and #x=pi/4#?
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To find the equation of the tangent line to the curve y = tan^2(3x) at the point x = π/4, we need to find the derivative of the function and evaluate it at x = π/4.
First, let's find the derivative of y = tan^2(3x) using the chain rule.
dy/dx = 2tan(3x) * sec^2(3x) * 3
Now, substitute x = π/4 into the derivative expression to find the slope of the tangent line at that point.
dy/dx = 2tan(3(π/4)) * sec^2(3(π/4)) * 3
Evaluate the trigonometric functions:
dy/dx = 2tan(3π/4) * sec^2(3π/4) * 3
Simplify the trigonometric expressions:
dy/dx = 2(-1) * (2/√2)^2 * 3
dy/dx = -8 * 3
dy/dx = -24
The slope of the tangent line at x = π/4 is -24.
Now, we can use the point-slope form of a linear equation to find the equation of the tangent line.
y - y1 = m(x - x1)
Substitute the values of the point (x1, y1) = (π/4, tan^2(3π/4)) and the slope m = -24 into the equation:
y - tan^2(3π/4) = -24(x - π/4)
This is the equation of the tangent line to the curve y = tan^2(3x) at the point x = π/4.
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