Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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Chapter 3: Derivatives - Section 3.6 - The Chain Rule - Exercises 3.6 - Page 149: 80

Answer

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

Work Step by Step

$y$ = $\sqrt {x^{2}-x+7}$ $y(2)$ = $\sqrt {(2)^{2}-2+7}$ = $3$ $y'$ = $\frac{2x-1}{2\sqrt {x^{2}-x+7}}$ $y'(2)$ = $\frac{2(2)-1}{2\sqrt {(2)^{2}-2+7}}$ = $\frac{1}{2}$ $y'$ = slope = m $y-y_{1}$ = $m(x-x_{1})$ $y-3$ = $\frac{1}{2}(x-2)$ $y$ = $\frac{1}{2}x+2$
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