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The curve C has equation
y=(x−2)23x−2x=2
The point P on C has x coordinate 4.
Find an equation of the normal to C at the point P in the form ax+by+c=0, where a, b and c are integers.
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曲线 C 的方程为
y=(x−2)23x−2x=2
曲线 C 上点 P 的 x 坐标为 4。
求曲线 C 在点 P 处的法线方程,并写成 ax+by+c=0 的形式,其中 a,b,c 为整数。
解答
At x=4,
y=(4−2)23(4)−2=410=25
So
P(4,25)
把曲线写成幂的形式,方便求导:
y=(3x−2)(x−2)−2
Differentiate:
dxdy=3(x−2)−2+(3x−2)(−2)(x−2)−3=(x−2)23−(x−2)32(3x−2)=(x−2)33(x−2)−2(3x−2)=(x−2)3−3x−2
At x=4,
dxdy=(4−2)3−3(4)−2=−814=−47
This is the gradient of the tangent. Therefore the gradient of the normal is
74
The normal passes through P(4,25), so
y−25=74(x−4)
Multiply by 14:
14y−35=8x−32
Hence
8x−14y+3=0