Table of contents
- 0. Functions7h 52m
- Introduction to Functions16m
- Piecewise Functions10m
- Properties of Functions9m
- Common Functions1h 8m
- Transformations5m
- Combining Functions27m
- Exponent rules32m
- Exponential Functions28m
- Logarithmic Functions24m
- Properties of Logarithms34m
- Exponential & Logarithmic Equations35m
- Introduction to Trigonometric Functions38m
- Graphs of Trigonometric Functions44m
- Trigonometric Identities47m
- Inverse Trigonometric Functions48m
- 1. Limits and Continuity2h 2m
- 2. Intro to Derivatives1h 33m
- 3. Techniques of Differentiation3h 18m
- 4. Applications of Derivatives2h 38m
- 5. Graphical Applications of Derivatives6h 2m
- 6. Derivatives of Inverse, Exponential, & Logarithmic Functions2h 37m
- 7. Antiderivatives & Indefinite Integrals1h 26m
- 8. Definite Integrals3h 25m
4. Applications of Derivatives
Implicit Differentiation
Problem 3.8.82a
Textbook Question
79–82. {Use of Tech} Visualizing tangent and normal lines <IMAGE>
a. Determine an equation of the tangent line and the normal line at the given point (x0, y0) on the following curves. (See instructions for Exercises 73–78.)
(x²+y²)² = 25/3 (x²-y²); (x0,y0) = (2,-1) (lemniscate of Bernoulli)

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First, differentiate the given implicit equation (x² + y²)² = (25/3)(x² - y²) with respect to x using implicit differentiation to find dy/dx.
Evaluate dy/dx at the point (2, -1) to find the slope of the tangent line at that point.
Use the point-slope form of the equation of a line, y - y0 = m(x - x0), where m is the slope found in the previous step and (x0, y0) = (2, -1) to write the equation of the tangent line.
To find the normal line, remember that the slope of the normal line is the negative reciprocal of the slope of the tangent line. Calculate this slope.
Finally, use the point-slope form again with the normal line's slope and the point (2, -1) to write the equation of the normal line.
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