Calculus 8th Edition

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Chapter 2 - Derivatives - 2.6 Implicit Differentiation - 2.6 Exercises - Page 167: 43

Answer

$(±\frac{5\sqrt {3}}{4},±\frac{5}{4})$

Work Step by Step

a tangent to the lemniscate will be horizontal if $y'$ = $0$ $25x-4x(x^{2}+y^{2})$ = $0$ $x[25-4(x^{2}+y^{2})]$ = $0$ $x^{2}+y^{2}$ = $\frac{25}{4}$ Substituting $\frac{25}{4}$ in the equation of the lemniscate $2(x^{2}+y^{2})^2$ = $25((x^{2}-y^{2}))$ $x^{2}-y^{2}$ = $\frac{25}{8}$ solve equation $x^{2}+y^{2}$ = $\frac{25}{4}$ and $x^{2}-y^{2}$ = $\frac{25}{8}$ Thus $x^{2}$ = $\frac{75}{16}$ $y^{2}$ = $\frac{25}{16}$ so the $4$ points are $(±\frac{5\sqrt {3}}{4},±\frac{5}{4})$
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