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In a simple video game, a rocket travels in an elliptical orbit whose path is described by the equation The rocket can fire missiles along lines tangent to its path. The object of the game is to destroy an incoming asteroid traveling along the positive x -axis toward If the rocket fires a missile when it is located at where will it intersect the x -axis?
To solve this problem, we must determine where the line tangent to the graph of
at intersects the x -axis. Begin by finding implicitly.
Differentiating, we have
Solving for we have
The slope of the tangent line is The equation of the tangent line is To determine where the line intersects the x -axis, solve The solution is The missile intersects the x -axis at the point
Find the equation of the line tangent to the hyperbola at the point
For the following exercises, use implicit differentiation to find
For the following exercises, find the equation of the tangent line to the graph of the given equation at the indicated point. Use a calculator or computer software to graph the function and the tangent line.
[T] The graph of a folium of Descartes with equation is given in the following graph.
For the equation
a. b.
Find all points on the graph of at which the tangent line is vertical.
For the equation
a. b. c. They are parallel since the slope is the same at both intercepts.
Find the equation of the tangent line to the graph of the equation at the point
Find the equation of the tangent line to the graph of the equation at the point
Find and for
[T] The number of cell phones produced when dollars is spent on labor and dollars is spent on capital invested by a manufacturer can be modeled by the equation
a. b. When $81 is spent on labor and $16 is spent on capital, the amount spent on capital is decreasing by $0.5926 per $1 spent on labor.
[T] The number of cars produced when dollars is spent on labor and dollars is spent on capital invested by a manufacturer can be modeled by the equation
(Both and are measured in thousands of dollars.)
The volume of a right circular cone of radius and height is given by Suppose that the volume of the cone is Find when and
For the following exercises, consider a closed rectangular box with a square base with side and height
Find an equation for the surface area of the rectangular box,
If the surface area of the rectangular box is 78 square feet, find when feet and feet.
For the following exercises, use implicit differentiation to determine Does the answer agree with the formulas we have previously determined?
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