Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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Chapter 3: Derivatives - Practice Exercises - Page 179: 84

Answer

tangent $y=\frac{3}{4}x-\frac{5}{2}$ normal $y=-\frac{4}{3}x+10$

Work Step by Step

Step 1. Given $(y-x)^2=2x+4$, we have $2(y-x)(y'-1)=2$ or $y'=\frac{1}{y-x}+1$ which gives the slope of tangent lines to the curve. Step 2. At point $(6,2)$, the slope of the tangent line is $m=\frac{1}{2-6}+1=\frac{3}{4}$ and the equation is $y-2=\frac{3}{4}(x-6)$ or $y=\frac{3}{4}x-\frac{5}{2}$ Step 3. The slope of the normal line is $n=-1/m=-\frac{4}{3}$ and the equation is $y-2=-\frac{4}{3}(x-6)$ or $y=-\frac{4}{3}x+10$
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