Calculus, 10th Edition (Anton)

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ISBN 10: 0-47064-772-8
ISBN 13: 978-0-47064-772-1

Chapter 2 - The Derivative - Chapter 2 Review Exercises - Page 185: 54

Answer

$(\frac{1}{8}, \pm \frac{1}{16})$

Work Step by Step

The slope of the lines $4x-3y=1$ is $\frac{4}{3}$ as we can rearrange the equation to be $y = \frac{4}{3}x - \frac{1}{3}$. We use implicit differentiation on $y^2 = 2x^3$: $2y * \frac{dy}{dx} = 6x^2$ $\frac{dy}{dx} = \frac{3x^2}{y}$ We then solve for all $(x,y)$ such that $\frac{dy}{dx} = -\frac{3}{4}$ in order to be perpendicular to the line with slope $\frac{4}{3}$: $\frac{dy}{dx} = \frac{3x^2}{y} = -\frac{3}{4}$ $-12x^2 = 3y$ $y=-4x^2$ $y^2 = 16x^4$ From the equation, $y^2 = 2x^3$, $2x^3 = 16x^4$ $x = \frac{1}{8}$ and $y = -4 (\frac{1}{8})^2 \Rightarrow y = \pm\frac{1}{16}$ Thus, the point is $(\frac{1}{8}, \pm \frac{1}{16})$
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