题目
Problem
The line with equation , where is a positive constant, is a tangent to the curve with equation .
Find, in either order, the value of and the coordinates of the point where the tangent meets the curve.
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题目中文翻译
直线 是曲线 的切线,其中 为正常数。
求 的值,以及该切线与曲线相切处的点的坐标。两者可按任意顺序给出。
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解答
解法一
思路
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将直线与曲线联立。相切意味着二次方程只有一个实根,可先用判别式找 。
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At a common point, with , giving
For tangency the discriminant is zero, so . Since , . The resulting equation is , so . Then , and the contact point is .
解法二
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也可以利用切点处导数等于直线斜率。把导数写成 ,再代回切点的坐标关系。
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At the contact point, . Since the same point lies on both graphs,
Multiplying by gives , so . Therefore and .