How to find equation of tangent line using implicit differentiation


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Calculus Questions using implicit differentiation to find the equation of the tangent line that is given curve at the 2, -1

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The tangent line to the curve has slope equal to \frac{\mathrm dy}{\mathrm dx} at the point (2, -1). We have, by implicit differentiation,

3y^2-6xy=2x+11\implies6y\dfrac{\mathrm dy}{\mathrm dx}-6y-6x\dfrac{\mathrm dy}{\mathrm dx}=2

\implies\dfrac{\mathrm dy}{\mathrm dx}=\dfrac{2+6y}{6y-6x}=\dfrac{1+3y}{3y-3x}

At the point (2, -1), the slope is then 2/9, so the tangent line has equation

y-(-1)=\dfrac29(x-2)\implies y=\dfrac29x-\dfrac{13}9


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