Q. Find the slope of the tangent line to the graph of 5y3+4=x at (−1,−1).
Differentiate Implicitly: First, we need to find the derivative of the equation with respect to x to get the slope of the tangent line. Since the equation is implicitly defined, we use implicit differentiation. Differentiate both sides with respect to x:dxd(5y3+4)=dxd(x)15y2⋅dxdy=1
Solve for dxdy: Next, solve for dxdy to find the slope of the tangent line at any point (x,y):dxdy=15y21
Substitute y=−1: Now, substitute y=−1 into the derivative to find the specific slope at the point (−1,−1:dxdy=15(−1)21dxdy=151
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