Calculus 10th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1-28505-709-0
ISBN 13: 978-1-28505-709-5

Chapter 5 - Logarithmic, Exponential, and Other Transcendental Functions - 5.8 Exercises - Page 390: 35

Answer

$y=-2x+1$

Work Step by Step

The tangent line at $x=0$ has slope $m=f^{\prime}(0)$ For $f^{\prime}(x)$, apply $[\sinh u]^{\prime}=(\cosh u)u^{\prime}$ and $[\cosh u]^{\prime}=(\sinh u)u^{\prime}$ $y=f(x)=(\cosh x-\sinh x)^{2}$ ... chain rule for differentiation $[u^{2}]^{\prime}=2u\cdot u^{\prime}$ $f^{\prime}(x)=2(\cosh x-\sinh x)\cdot(\sinh x-\cosh x)$ $m=f^{\prime}(0)=2(1)(-1)=-2$ At $(0,1),$ the tangent line is: $y-y_{1}=m(x-x_{1})$ $y-1=-2(x-0)$ $y=-2x+1$
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