Calculus: Early Transcendentals 8th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
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Chapter 3 - Section 3.5 - Implicit Differentiation - 3.5 Exercises - Page 215: 27

Answer

$(y-1)=\frac{3}{4}(x-2)$

Work Step by Step

$(x^2-xy-y^2=1)'$ Using the chain rule: $2x-xy'-y-2yy'=0$ When we solve for $y'$, we get: $y'=(\frac{2x-y}{2y+x})$ Plug in the given point $(2, 1)$ to get the slope of our tangent line. $y'=\frac{3}{4}=m$ Using point-slope form: $(y-1)=\frac{3}{4}(x-2)$
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