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Find the slope of the tangent line to the graph of 4y3+2=x4y^3 + 2 = x at (2,1)(-2,-1).

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Q. Find the slope of the tangent line to the graph of 4y3+2=x4y^3 + 2 = x at (2,1)(-2,-1).
  1. Find Derivative: First, we need to find the derivative of the equation to get the slope formula. Since the equation is implicitly defined, we use implicit differentiation. Differentiate both sides with respect to xx:ddx(4y3+2)=ddx(x)\frac{d}{dx}(4y^3 + 2) = \frac{d}{dx}(x)12y2dydx=112y^2 \cdot \frac{dy}{dx} = 1
  2. Solve for dydx\frac{dy}{dx}: Next, solve for dydx\frac{dy}{dx} to find the slope of the tangent line:\newlinedydx=112y2\frac{dy}{dx} = \frac{1}{12y^2}\newlineSubstitute y=1y = -1 into the equation:\newlinedydx=112(1)2\frac{dy}{dx} = \frac{1}{12(-1)^2}\newlinedydx=112\frac{dy}{dx} = \frac{1}{12}

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