Q. Find the slope of the tangent line to the graph of x=3y3−4 at (−1,1).
Find Derivative with Respect to y: First, we need to find the derivative of x with respect to y to get the slope of the tangent line. Since x=3y3−4, differentiate both sides with respect to y.dydx=9y2
Substitute y=1: Next, substitute y=1 into the derivative to find the slope at the point (−1,1).Slope = 9∗(1)2=9
Convert Slope to dy/dx: However, we need the slope of the tangent in terms of dx/dy, but the slope of the tangent line to the curve at any point is given by dy/dx, which is the reciprocal of dx/dy. Slope of the tangent line = 1/(9)
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