The points (x,y) on the graph of y = x/(x - 3) with tangent lines perpendicular to the line y = 3x - 8 are
What is the tangent to a curve?
The tangent to a curve is the derivative of the curve at that point.
To find all points (x,y) on the graph of y = x/(x - 3) with tangent lines perpendicular to the line y = 3x - 8
We proceed as follows
Since y = x/(x - 3), to find the tangent to the graph, we find the derivative of the graph.
Using the product rule dy/dx = (vdu/dx - udv/dx)/v² where
- u = x and
- v = x - 3
- du/dx = dx/dx = 1
- dv/dx = d(x - 3)/dx = dx/dx - d3/dx = 1 - 0 = 1
So, substituting the values of the variables into the equation, we have that
dy/dx = (vdu/dx - udv/dx)/v²
dy/dx = [(x - 3) × 1 - x × 1)/(x - 3)²
= [(x - 3) - x]/(x - 3)²
= [x - 3 - x]/(x - 3)²
= [x - x - 3]/(x - 3)²
= (0 - 3)/(x - 3)²
= - 3/(x - 3)²
Now, the line y = 3x - 8 has the gradient m = 3. For the tangent lines with gradient m', to be perpendicular to this line, we know that
mm' = -1 (for perpendicular lines)
So, m' = -1/m
= -1/3
Since m' = dy/dx, we have that
- 3/(x - 3)² = -1/3
Cross-multiplying, we have that
(x - 3)² = - 3 × - 3
(x - 3)² = 9
Taking square root of both sides, we have that
x - 3 = ±√9
x - 3 = ±3
x = ±3 + 3
x = -3 + 3 or x = 3 + 3
x = 0 or x = 6
Substituting these into y, we have that
y = x(x - 3)
When x = 0, y = 0/(0 -3) = 0/-3 =0
When x = 6, y = 6/(6 - 3) = 6/3 = 2
So, the points are (0, 0) and (6, 2)
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