What is the equation of the line that is normal to #f(x)=-2x^3+4x-2 # at # x=-2 #?
The normal line is perpendicular to the tangent line.
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the given point through which the required normal would pass is (-2,6)
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To find the equation of the line that is normal to the function f(x) = -2x^3 + 4x - 2 at x = -2, we need to determine the slope of the tangent line at x = -2 and then find the negative reciprocal of that slope to obtain the slope of the normal line.
To find the slope of the tangent line, we can take the derivative of the function f(x) with respect to x and evaluate it at x = -2.
The derivative of f(x) = -2x^3 + 4x - 2 is f'(x) = -6x^2 + 4.
Evaluating f'(x) at x = -2, we get f'(-2) = -6(-2)^2 + 4 = -6(4) + 4 = -24 + 4 = -20.
The slope of the tangent line at x = -2 is -20.
To find the slope of the normal line, we take the negative reciprocal of -20, which is 1/20.
Now, we have the slope of the normal line, and we also know that it passes through the point (-2, f(-2)).
Substituting x = -2 into the original function f(x), we get f(-2) = -2(-2)^3 + 4(-2) - 2 = -2(-8) - 8 - 2 = 16 - 8 - 2 = 6.
Therefore, the point of intersection is (-2, 6).
Using the point-slope form of a linear equation, y - y1 = m(x - x1), where (x1, y1) is a point on the line and m is the slope, we can substitute the values into the equation.
y - 6 = (1/20)(x - (-2))
Simplifying, we get y - 6 = (1/20)(x + 2).
Expanding, we have y - 6 = (1/20)x + 1/10.
Rearranging the equation, we get y = (1/20)x + 61/10.
Therefore, the equation of the line that is normal to f(x) = -2x^3 + 4x - 2 at x = -2 is y = (1/20)x + 61/10.
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