Q. Find the slope of the tangent line to the graph of 4y3+2=x at (−2,−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 x:dxd(4y3+2)=dxd(x)12y2⋅dxdy=1
Solve for dxdy: Next, solve for dxdy to find the slope of the tangent line:dxdy=12y21Substitute y=−1 into the equation:dxdy=12(−1)21dxdy=121
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