EXAMPLE 1 dy (a) If x2 + y? = 400, find Y. dx (b) Find an equation of the tangent to the circle x + y² = 400 at the point (12, 16). SOLUTION 1 (a) Differentiating both sides of the equation x²+y = 400: (400) dx +. = 0. xp Remembering that y is a function of x and using the Chain Rule, we have dy dx !! dx Thus 2x + = 0. dx Now we solve this equation for dy/dx: dx (b) At the point (12, 16) we have x = 12 and y = 16, so dy dx An equation of the tangent to the circle at (12, 16) is therefore (x - %3D or
EXAMPLE 1 dy (a) If x2 + y? = 400, find Y. dx (b) Find an equation of the tangent to the circle x + y² = 400 at the point (12, 16). SOLUTION 1 (a) Differentiating both sides of the equation x²+y = 400: (400) dx +. = 0. xp Remembering that y is a function of x and using the Chain Rule, we have dy dx !! dx Thus 2x + = 0. dx Now we solve this equation for dy/dx: dx (b) At the point (12, 16) we have x = 12 and y = 16, so dy dx An equation of the tangent to the circle at (12, 16) is therefore (x - %3D or
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SOLUTION 2
(b) Solving the equation x +y= 400, we get y = +v400 - x The point (12, 16) lies on the upper
semicircle y = v 400 - x2 and so we consider the function f(x) = V400 - x2. Differentiating f using the Chain
Rule, we have
-1/2 d
So
f(12) =
and, as in Solution 1, an equation of the tangent is

Transcribed Image Text:EXAMPLE 1
(a) If x2 + y² = 400, find .
dy
!!
(b) Find an equation of the tangent to the circle x + y = 400 at the point (12, 16).
SOLUTION 1
(a) Differentiating both sides of the equation x² + y?
= 400:
(400)
dx
dx
dx
dx
Remembering that y is a function of x and using the Chain Rule, we have
dy
dy
dx
!!
dy
Thus
= 0.
dx
2x +
Now we solve this equation for dy/dx:
dy
dx
(b) At the point (12, 16) we have x = 12 and y = 16, so
dy
dx
An equation of the tangent to the circle at (12, 16) is therefore
(x -
or
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