Calculus 8th Edition

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Chapter 2 - Derivatives - 2.6 Implicit Differentiation - 2.6 Exercises - Page 167: 26

Answer

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

Work Step by Step

The equation of the tangent line to the graph of the curve $y(x)$ at the point $(a,y(a))$ is: $$y=\frac{dy}{dx}|_{x=a,y=y(a)}(x-a)+y(a)$$ So the tangent line at the point $(\pi, \pi)$ is: $$y=\frac{dy}{dx}|_{x=\pi,y=\pi}(x-\pi)+\pi$$ Using the implicit differentiating it follows: $$(x+y)'\cos(x+y)=(2x-2y)'$$ $$(1+\frac{dy}{dx})\cos(x+y)=2-2\frac{dy}{dx}$$ $$\cos(x+y)+\frac{dy}{dx}\cos(x+y)=2-2\frac{dy}{dx}$$ $$\frac{dy}{dx}\cos(x+y)+2\frac{dy}{dx}=2-\cos(x+y)$$ $$\frac{dy}{dx}(\cos(x+y)+2)=2-\cos(x+y)$$ $$\frac{dy}{dx}=\frac{2-\cos(x+y)}{\cos(x+y)+2}$$ $$\frac{dy}{dx}_{x=\pi, y=\pi}=\frac{2-\cos(\pi+\pi)}{\cos(\pi+\pi)+2}=\frac{1}{3}$$ The equation of the tangent line is: $$y=\frac{1}{3}(x-\pi)+\pi$$ $$y=\frac{1}{3}x-\frac{\pi}{3}+\pi$$ $$y=\frac{1}{3}x+\frac{2\pi}{3}$$ Therefore, the equation of the tangent line is: $$y=\frac{1}{3}x+\frac{2\pi}{3}$$
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