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: 64

Answer

$$y = \sqrt 3 x + \frac{1}{2}\pi x - \frac{{\sqrt 3 }}{2}$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & y = 3x\arcsin x,{\text{ }}\left( {\frac{1}{2},\frac{\pi }{4}} \right) \cr & {\text{Differentiate with respect to }}x \cr & \frac{{dy}}{{dx}} = \frac{d}{{dx}}\left[ {3x\arcsin x} \right] \cr & \frac{{dy}}{{dx}} = 3x\frac{d}{{dx}}\left[ {\arcsin x} \right] + 3\arcsin x\frac{d}{{dx}}\left[ x \right] \cr & \frac{{dy}}{{dx}} = 3x\left( {\frac{1}{{\sqrt {1 - {x^2}} }}} \right) + 3\arcsin x \cr & {\text{Calculate the slope at the given point }}\left( {\frac{1}{2},\frac{\pi }{4}} \right) \cr & {\left. {m = \frac{{dy}}{{dx}}} \right|_{x = \frac{1}{2}}} = 3\left( {\frac{1}{2}} \right)\left( {\frac{1}{{\sqrt {1 - {{\left( {1/2} \right)}^2}} }}} \right) + 3\arcsin \left( {1/2} \right) \cr & {\left. {m = \frac{{dy}}{{dx}}} \right|_{x = \frac{1}{2}}} = \sqrt 3 + \frac{1}{2}\pi \cr & {\text{The equation of the tangent line at the point }}\left( {\frac{1}{2},\frac{\pi }{4}} \right){\text{ is}} \cr & y - {y_1} = m\left( {x - {x_1}} \right) \cr & y - \frac{\pi }{4} = \left( {\sqrt 3 + \frac{1}{2}\pi } \right)\left( {x - \frac{1}{2}} \right) \cr & y - \frac{\pi }{4} = \sqrt 3 x + \frac{1}{2}\pi x - \frac{{\sqrt 3 }}{2} - \frac{1}{4}\pi \cr & y = \sqrt 3 x + \frac{1}{2}\pi x - \frac{{\sqrt 3 }}{2} \cr} $$
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