What is the equation of the tangent line of #f(x)=(2x^3 - 1) / (x^2-2x) # at #x=3#?
To find the equation of the tangent line to the function ( f(x) = \frac{{2x^3 - 1}}{{x^2 - 2x}} ) at ( x = 3 ), follow these steps:
- Find the derivative of the function ( f(x) ) using the quotient rule.
- Evaluate the derivative at ( x = 3 ) to find the slope of the tangent line.
- Use the point-slope form of a line equation with the slope from step 2 and the point ( (3, f(3)) ) to determine the equation of the tangent line.
Derivative of ( f(x) ): [ f'(x) = \frac{{(2x^3 - 1)'(x^2 - 2x) - (2x^3 - 1)(x^2 - 2x)'}}{{(x^2 - 2x)^2}} ] [ f'(x) = \frac{{(6x^2)(x^2 - 2x) - (2x^3 - 1)(2x - 2)}}{{(x^2 - 2x)^2}} ] [ f'(x) = \frac{{6x^4 - 12x^3 - 4x^4 + 4x + 2x^3 - 2}}{{(x^2 - 2x)^2}} ] [ f'(x) = \frac{{2x^4 - 6x^3 + 4x - 2}}{{(x^2 - 2x)^2}} ]
Evaluate ( f'(3) ): [ f'(3) = \frac{{2(3)^4 - 6(3)^3 + 4(3) - 2}}{{(3^2 - 2(3))^2}} ] [ f'(3) = \frac{{162 - 162 + 12 - 2}}{{(9 - 6)^2}} ] [ f'(3) = \frac{{10}}{{9}} ]
Using the point-slope form: [ y - f(3) = f'(3)(x - 3) ] [ y - \frac{{2(3)^3 - 1}}{{(3)^2 - 2(3)}} = \frac{{10}}{{9}}(x - 3) ] [ y - \frac{{52}}{{7}} = \frac{{10}}{{9}}(x - 3) ]
Thus, the equation of the tangent line at ( x = 3 ) is: [ y = \frac{{10}}{{9}}x - \frac{{4}}{{63}} ]
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Let
Then
Using the quotient rule, which can be found in all good google searches:
Soz, I cannot be bothered simplifying this...
So let's sub in x=3:
Now we want the equation of the tangent, which is a straight line of the form:
So the coordinates of our point on the line are (3,53/3). Sub this point into the straight line equation to solve for c:
So the equation of the tangent is:
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To find the equation of the tangent line of f(x) at x=3, we need to find the derivative of f(x) and evaluate it at x=3. The derivative of f(x) can be found using the quotient rule. After finding the derivative, we can substitute x=3 into the derivative to find the slope of the tangent line. Finally, we can use the point-slope form of a line to write the equation of the tangent line.
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