How do you find the equation of the tangent and normal line to the curve #y=(2x+3)/(3x-2)# at #(1,5)#?
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To find the equation of the tangent and normal lines to the curve (y = \frac{{2x + 3}}{{3x - 2}}) at the point (1, 5), follow these steps:
- Find the derivative of the given function.
- Evaluate the derivative at (x = 1) to find the slope of the tangent line.
- Use the point-slope form to write the equation of the tangent line.
- Determine the slope of the normal line by taking the negative reciprocal of the slope of the tangent line.
- Use the point-slope form to write the equation of the normal line.
Let's perform these steps:
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Find the derivative of (y) with respect to (x): [ \frac{{dy}}{{dx}} = \frac{{d}}{{dx}}\left(\frac{{2x + 3}}{{3x - 2}}\right) ] Using the quotient rule, we get: [ \frac{{dy}}{{dx}} = \frac{{(3x - 2)(2) - (2x + 3)(3)}}{{(3x - 2)^2}} ] [ \frac{{dy}}{{dx}} = \frac{{6x - 4 - 6x - 9}}{{(3x - 2)^2}} ] [ \frac{{dy}}{{dx}} = \frac{{-13}}{{(3x - 2)^2}} ]
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Evaluate the derivative at (x = 1): [ \frac{{dy}}{{dx}}\Bigg|_{x=1} = \frac{{-13}}{{(3(1) - 2)^2}} = -13 ]
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The slope of the tangent line at (x = 1) is (m = -13). Therefore, the equation of the tangent line using the point-slope form is: [ y - 5 = -13(x - 1) ]
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The slope of the normal line is the negative reciprocal of the slope of the tangent line, so (m_{\text{normal}} = \frac{{1}}{{13}}).
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Using the point-slope form, the equation of the normal line is: [ y - 5 = \frac{{1}}{{13}}(x - 1) ]
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To find the equation of the tangent line to a curve at a given point, you first need to find the derivative of the function, evaluate it at the given point to find the slope of the tangent line, and then use the point-slope form of a line to find the equation of the tangent line. Similarly, to find the equation of the normal line, you find the negative reciprocal of the slope of the tangent line and proceed with the point-slope form of a line using the given point.
First, find the derivative of the function ( y = \frac{2x+3}{3x-2} ) using the quotient rule, then evaluate it at ( x = 1 ) to find the slope of the tangent line. After that, use the point-slope form of a line to find the equation of the tangent line. Finally, find the negative reciprocal of the slope of the tangent line to get the slope of the normal line, and use the point-slope form of a line again to find the equation of the normal line.
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