Wednesday, August 26, 2015

At what point on the curve y = 3x^2 + 3x +7 is the tangent drawn perpendicular to the y axis.

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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