Calculus Examples

Find the Tangent Line at (1,0.1) y=( square root of x)/(x+9) , (1,0.1)
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Step 1
Find the first derivative and evaluate at and to find the slope of the tangent line.
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Step 1.1
Use to rewrite as .
Step 1.2
Differentiate using the Quotient Rule which states that is where and .
Step 1.3
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 1.4
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 1.5
Combine and .
Step 1.6
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 1.7
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 1.7.1
Multiply by .
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Subtract from .
Step 1.8
Combine fractions.
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Step 1.8.1
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 1.8.2
Combine and .
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Move to the denominator using the negative exponent rule .
Step 1.9
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.10
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 1.11
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.12
Simplify the expression.
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Step 1.12.1
Add and .
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Multiply by .
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Simplify.
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Step 1.13.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.13.2
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 1.13.2.1
Simplify each term.
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Step 1.13.2.1.1
Combine and .
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Move to the numerator using the negative exponent rule .
Step 1.13.2.1.3
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 1.13.2.1.3.1
Multiply by .
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Step 1.13.2.1.3.1.1
Raise to the power of .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 1.13.2.1.3.2
Write as a fraction with a common denominator.
Step 1.13.2.1.3.3
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 1.13.2.1.3.4
Subtract from .
Step 1.13.2.1.4
Combine and .
Step 1.13.2.2
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 1.13.2.3
Combine and .
Step 1.13.2.4
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 1.13.2.5
Simplify each term.
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Step 1.13.2.5.1
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 1.13.2.5.1.1
Factor out of .
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Step 1.13.2.5.1.1.1
Move .
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Multiply by .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Multiply by .
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Subtract from .
Step 1.13.2.5.2
Move to the left of .
Step 1.13.2.5.3
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 1.13.3
Combine terms.
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Step 1.13.3.1
Multiply by .
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Combine.
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Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.13.3.4
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 1.13.3.4.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.13.3.4.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 1.13.3.5
Multiply by .
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Combine and .
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Combine and .
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 1.13.3.8.1
Move .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 1.13.3.8.3
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 1.13.3.8.4
Add and .
Step 1.13.3.8.5
Divide by .
Step 1.13.3.9
Simplify .
Step 1.13.3.10
Move to the left of .
Step 1.13.3.11
Cancel the common factor of and .
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Step 1.13.3.11.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factors.
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Step 1.13.3.11.2.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.13.3.11.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
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Divide by .
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Factor out of .
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Rewrite as .
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Factor out of .
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Rewrite as .
Step 1.13.8
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 1.14
Evaluate the derivative at .
Step 1.15
Simplify.
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Step 1.15.1
Subtract from .
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Simplify the denominator.
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Step 1.15.2.1
Add and .
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One to any power is one.
Step 1.15.2.3
Raise to the power of .
Step 1.15.2.4
Combine exponents.
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Step 1.15.2.4.1
Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
Step 1.15.3
Reduce the expression by cancelling the common factors.
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Step 1.15.3.1
Cancel the common factor of and .
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Step 1.15.3.1.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factors.
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Step 1.15.3.1.2.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.15.3.1.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 1.15.3.2
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 1.15.4
Multiply .
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Step 1.15.4.1
Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
Step 2
Plug the slope and point values into the point-slope formula and solve for .
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Step 2.1
Use the slope and a given point to substitute for and in the point-slope form , which is derived from the slope equation .
Step 2.2
Simplify the equation and keep it in point-slope form.
Step 2.3
Solve for .
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Step 2.3.1
Simplify .
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Step 2.3.1.1
Rewrite.
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Simplify by adding zeros.
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Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.3.1.4
Combine and .
Step 2.3.1.5
Combine and .
Step 2.3.1.6
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 2.3.2
Move all terms not containing to the right side of the equation.
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Step 2.3.2.1
Add to both sides of the equation.
Step 2.3.2.2
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 2.3.2.3
Combine and .
Step 2.3.2.4
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 2.3.2.5
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 2.3.2.6
Multiply by .
Step 2.3.2.7
Add and .
Step 2.3.2.8
Split the fraction into two fractions.
Step 2.3.2.9
Divide by .
Step 2.3.3
Reorder terms.
Step 3