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Date Posted: 7/24/2008 1:26:16 PM  Status: Live
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Find (in a step by step solution) dy/dx for x^2 + y^2 = 34 at (-3,5). Then find an equation of the tangent at the point given.

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Date Posted: 7/24/2008 2:08:43 PM  Status: Live
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take the derivative implicitly with respect to x










at the point (-3,5)



using the point slope form we can get the equation for the line

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Date Posted: 7/24/2008 3:32:17 PM  Status: Live
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Use Implicit Differentiation:
Given the point (-3, 5) when x=-3, y=5...
---DY/DX EVALUATED AT (-3,5)---
slope(m)=3/5, x1= -3, y1=5...
Use the point-slope formula:
------EQUATION OF THE TANGENT LINE---
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 



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