Kendall tried to find all the equations of vertical lines tangent to the curve given by x2+2xy2=25. This is her solution:Step 1: Finding an expression for dxdy.dxdy=2xy−x−y2Step 2: Forming a system of equations.⎩⎨⎧x2+2xy2=252xy=0−x−y2=0Step 3: Solving the system.x=−5,x=0, and x=5Is Kendall's solution correct? If not, at which step did she make a mistake?Choose 1 answer:(A) The solution is correct.(B) Step 1 is incorrect.(C) Step 2 is incorrect.(D) Step 3 is incorrect.
Q. Kendall tried to find all the equations of vertical lines tangent to the curve given by x2+2xy2=25. This is her solution:Step 1: Finding an expression for dxdy.dxdy=2xy−x−y2Step 2: Forming a system of equations.⎩⎨⎧x2+2xy2=252xy=0−x−y2=0Step 3: Solving the system.x=−5,x=0, and x=5Is Kendall's solution correct? If not, at which step did she make a mistake?Choose 1 answer:(A) The solution is correct.(B) Step 1 is incorrect.(C) Step 2 is incorrect.(D) Step 3 is incorrect.
Forming Equations: Forming a system of equations.Kendall's system of equations is based on the conditions for a vertical tangent line. For a vertical line, the slope is undefined, which means dxdy should be undefined. This occurs when the denominator of our derivative is zero, so 2xy=0. Additionally, the numerator must not be zero to avoid the indeterminate form 00, so −x−y2=0.Kendall's system of equations is:1. x2+2xy2=25 (original equation)2. 2xy=0 (condition for vertical tangent)3. −x−y2=0 (to avoid indeterminate form)Kendall's system of equations is correct.
Solving the System: Solving the system.Kendall's solution to the system is x=−5, x=0, and x=5.Let's check these solutions:From the second equation, 2xy=0, we can see that either x=0 or y=0 for the equation to hold true. However, if y=0, then the first equation becomes x2=25, which gives us x=±5. If x=0, then the first equation becomes x=00, which is not true. Therefore, x=01 cannot be x=02.Kendall's inclusion of x=0 as a solution is incorrect. The correct solutions should only be x=−5 and x=5, as these are the x-values where the curve x=06 has vertical tangents.Kendall made a mistake in this step.
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