Calculus: Early Transcendentals 9th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1337613924
ISBN 13: 978-1-33761-392-7

Chapter 10 - Section 10.2 - Calculus with Parametric Curves - 10.2 Exercises - Page 680: 13

Answer

The equation of the tangent is $y=3x+3$. The graph of the curve and the tangent is below.

Work Step by Step

Find the value of $t$ corresponding to $(x,y)=(0,3)$: $(x,y)=(0,3)$ $(t^2-t,t^2+t+1)=(0,3)$ $t^2-t=0$ and $t^2+t+1=3$ $t(t-1)=0$ and $t^2+t-2=0$ $t(t-1)=0$ and $(t+2)(t-1)=0$ $t=0,1$ and $t=-2,1$ $t=1$ Find the slope of the tangent to the curve at $t=1$: $m=\frac{dy}{dx}=\frac{dy/dt}{dx/dt}=\frac{2t+1}{2t-1}=\frac{2\cdot 1+1}{2\cdot 1-1}=\frac{3}{1}=3$ Find the equation of the tangent to the curve at $(0,3)$: $y-3=m(x-0)$ $y-3=3x$ $y=3x+3$ Here is the graph of the curve and the tangent.
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