Calculus Examples

Find the Tangent Line at the Point (x^2+4)y=8 , (2,1)
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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
Differentiate both sides of the equation.
Step 1.2
Differentiate the left side of the equation.
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Step 1.2.1
Differentiate using the Product Rule which states that is where and .
Step 1.2.2
Rewrite as .
Step 1.2.3
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.2.4
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 1.2.5
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.2.6
Simplify the expression.
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Step 1.2.6.1
Add and .
Step 1.2.6.2
Move to the left of .
Step 1.2.7
Simplify.
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Step 1.2.7.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.2.7.2
Reorder terms.
Step 1.3
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.4
Reform the equation by setting the left side equal to the right side.
Step 1.5
Solve for .
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Step 1.5.1
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 1.5.2
Factor out of .
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Step 1.5.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 1.5.2.2
Factor out of .
Step 1.5.2.3
Factor out of .
Step 1.5.3
Divide each term in by and simplify.
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Step 1.5.3.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 1.5.3.2
Simplify the left side.
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Step 1.5.3.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 1.5.3.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.5.3.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 1.5.3.3
Simplify the right side.
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Step 1.5.3.3.1
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 1.6
Replace with .
Step 1.7
Evaluate at and .
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Step 1.7.1
Replace the variable with in the expression.
Step 1.7.2
Replace the variable with in the expression.
Step 1.7.3
Simplify the denominator.
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Step 1.7.3.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 1.7.3.2
Add and .
Step 1.7.4
Reduce the expression by cancelling the common factors.
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Step 1.7.4.1
Multiply by .
Step 1.7.4.2
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 1.7.4.2.1
Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
Step 1.7.4.2.3
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.7.4.2.4
Rewrite the expression.
Step 1.7.4.3
Rewrite as .
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.
Step 2.3.1.2
Simplify by adding zeros.
Step 2.3.1.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.3.1.4
Combine and .
Step 2.3.1.5
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 2.3.1.5.1
Move the leading negative in into the numerator.
Step 2.3.1.5.2
Factor out of .
Step 2.3.1.5.3
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.3.1.5.4
Rewrite the expression.
Step 2.3.1.6
Multiply by .
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
Add and .
Step 2.3.3
Write in form.
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Step 2.3.3.1
Reorder terms.
Step 2.3.3.2
Remove parentheses.
Step 3