Ch. 7 - Transcendental Functions

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Ch. 7 - Transcendental Functions

Problema 7.1.68c

Capitolo 7, Problema 7.1.68c

In Exercises 67–72, you will explore some functions and their inverses together with their derivatives and tangent line approximations at specified points. Perform the following steps using your CAS:
c. Find the equation for the tangent line to f at the specified point (x_0, f(x_0)).
68. y= (3x+2)/(2x-11), -2 ≤ x ≤ 2, x_0=1/2

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Identify the function given: \(y = \frac{3x + 2}{2x - 11}\) and the point \(x_0 = \frac{1}{2}\) where we want to find the tangent line.

Calculate the value of the function at \(x_0\): find \(f\left(\frac{1}{2}\right) = \frac{3\left(\frac{1}{2}\right) + 2}{2\left(\frac{1}{2}\right) - 11}\) to get the point of tangency \((x_0, f(x_0))\).

Find the derivative \(f'(x)\) using the quotient rule: if \(f(x) = \frac{u(x)}{v(x)}\), then \(f'(x) = \frac{u'(x)v(x) - u(x)v'(x)}{(v(x))^2}\). Here, \(u(x) = 3x + 2\) and \(v(x) = 2x - 11\).

Evaluate the derivative at \(x_0\): compute \(f'\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)\) to find the slope of the tangent line at the point.

Use the point-slope form of the line equation: \(y - f(x_0) = f'(x_0)(x - x_0)\) to write the equation of the tangent line at \(x_0 = \frac{1}{2}\).

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Derivative and its Geometric Interpretation

The derivative of a function at a point measures the instantaneous rate of change or slope of the tangent line to the function's graph at that point. It is found by differentiating the function and evaluating at the given x-value, providing the slope needed for the tangent line equation.

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