The tangent drawn is perpendicular to the y
axis when it is parallel to x axis. That means that the tangent line passes through the
vertex of the function y = 3x^2 + 3x
+7.
We'll calculate the vertex of the
parabola, using the coordinates xV and yV.
xV =
-b/2a
yV = -delta/4a
We'll
identify the coefficients a,b,c.
a =
3
b = 3
c =
7
We'll substitute the coefficients into the coordinates of
the vertex:
xV =
-3/2*3
xV =
-1/2
yV = (4ac -
b^2)/2a
yV = (84 - 9)/6
yV =
75/6
yV =
25/2
The perpendicular line to
y-axis is passing through the vertex of the parabola: V(-1/2 ,
25/2).
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