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find the equation of the tangent line?

x^3+3/2x at (1,2)

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  • Shadow
    Lv 4
    10 years ago

    Differentiating it, you get:

    3x^2 + 3/2

    Sub in x=1, the gradient at point (1,2) is:

    3 + 3/2 = 9/2

    Using Y = mX + c, sub in Y=2, m=9/2, X=1:

    2 = 9/2 * 1 + c

    c = -5/2

    Hence the equation of the tangent line is:

    y = 9/2 x - 5/2

    OR

    2y = 9x - 5

  • Anonymous
    10 years ago

    The point (1, 2) is invalid.

    I don't know if you meant y = x^3 + (3/2)x or y = x^3 + 3/(2x), but either way, if you substitute x = 1 and y = 2, the equation is false.

  • 10 years ago

    Please watch your parentheses.

    You must mean:

    ... y = (x^3 + 3) / (2x)

    or dy/dx = x - 3/(2x^2) [ @ x = 1 ] = -.5 ← slope

    ... y = mx + b

    or y = -.5x + b

    or 2 = -.5(1) + b

    or b = 2.5

    ... y = -.5x + 2.5 ← final answer in slope-intercept form

  • 10 years ago

    y=x^3+3/2x

    y'=3x^2+3/2

    3x^2=-3/2

    x^2=-1/2

    x=-sqrt(1/2)

    y-2=-sqrt(1/2)*(x-1)

    y=2-sqrt(1/2)*(x-1)

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