How do you find the slope & equation of tangent line to #f(x)=-1/x# at (3,-1/3)?
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To find the slope of the tangent line to the function f(x) = -1/x at the point (3, -1/3), we need to find the derivative of the function and evaluate it at x = 3.
The derivative of f(x) = -1/x can be found using the quotient rule. Applying the quotient rule, we have:
f'(x) = (0 * x - (-1) * 1) / (x^2) = 1/x^2
To find the slope of the tangent line at x = 3, we substitute x = 3 into the derivative:
f'(3) = 1/(3^2) = 1/9
Therefore, the slope of the tangent line to f(x) = -1/x at (3, -1/3) is 1/9.
To find the equation of the tangent line, we use the point-slope form of a linear equation:
y - y1 = m(x - x1)
Substituting the values of the point (3, -1/3) and the slope 1/9, we have:
y - (-1/3) = (1/9)(x - 3)
Simplifying the equation, we get:
y + 1/3 = (1/9)(x - 3)
Multiplying through by 9 to eliminate the fraction, we have:
9y + 3 = x - 3
Rearranging the equation to the standard form, we get:
x - 9y = 6
Therefore, the equation of the tangent line to f(x) = -1/x at (3, -1/3) is x - 9y = 6.
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