Calculus 10th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1-28505-709-0
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Chapter 5 - Logarithmic, Exponential, and Other Transcendental Functions - 5.6 Exercises - Page 373: 61

Answer

$$y = \frac{1}{4}x - \frac{1}{2} + \frac{\pi }{4}$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & y = \arctan \frac{x}{2},{\text{ }}\left( {2,\frac{\pi }{4}} \right) \cr & {\text{Differentiate with respect to }}x \cr & \frac{{dy}}{{dx}} = \frac{d}{{dx}}\left[ {\arctan \frac{x}{2}} \right] \cr & {\text{Use }}\frac{d}{{dx}}\left[ {\arctan u} \right] = \frac{1}{{1 + {u^2}}}\frac{{du}}{{dx}} \cr & \frac{{dy}}{{dx}} = \frac{1}{{1 + {{\left( {x/2} \right)}^2}}}\frac{d}{{dx}}\left[ {\frac{x}{2}} \right] \cr & \frac{{dy}}{{dx}} = \frac{1}{{1 + {{\left( {x/2} \right)}^2}}}\left( {\frac{1}{2}} \right) \cr & {\text{Calculate the slope at the given point}} \cr & {\left. {m = \frac{{dy}}{{dx}}} \right|_{x = 2}} = \frac{1}{{1 + {{\left( {2/2} \right)}^2}}}\left( {\frac{1}{2}} \right) \cr & m = \frac{1}{4} \cr & {\text{The equation of the tangent line at the point }}\left( {2,\frac{\pi }{4}} \right){\text{ is}} \cr & y - {y_1} = m\left( {x - {x_1}} \right) \cr & y - \frac{\pi }{4} = \frac{1}{4}\left( {x - 2} \right) \cr & y - \frac{\pi }{4} = \frac{1}{4}x - \frac{1}{2} \cr & y = \frac{1}{4}x - \frac{1}{2} + \frac{\pi }{4} \cr} $$
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