Wednesday, June 13, 2012

A line is tangent to the curve y=5x^2+1, in a point x=1. What is the equation of tangent line.

The tangent line in a point is the derivative of a
function in that point.


The equation of the tangent line,
in the point x = 1 is:


y - f(1) =
f'(1)(x-1)


We'll calculate f(1), by substituting x by 1 in
the expression of the function:


f(1) = 5*1^2 +
1


f(1) = 5 + 1


f(1) =
6


To calculate f'(1), first we'll have to differentiate the
given function:


f'(x) = (5x^2 +
1)'


f'(x) = 10x


Now, we'll
substitute x by 1 in the expression of the first
derivative:


f'(1) = 10


Now,
we'll substitute f(1) and f'(1) in the expression of the equation of the tangent
line:


y - f(1) = f'(1)(x-1)


y
- 6 = 10(x - 1)


We'll remove the
brackets:


y - 6 = 10x -
10


We'll add 6 both sides:


y =
10x - 10 + 6


y = 10x -
4


The equation of the tangent line, to the
curve y = 5x^2 + 1, is:


y =
10x - 4

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