I can't quite seem to get it right!
Find an equation of the tangent line to the curve at the point (1, 1/e)
y = x^4e^−x
Find an equation of the tangent line to the curve at the point (1, 1/e)
y = x^4e^−x
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does y = x⁴ e^-x?if yes then do the following:
find the derivative of y, get
y' = 4x³e^-x - x⁴ e^-x....................................…
or
y' = 4x³e^-x - y
next use equation 1 as the gradient of the tangent line, with x = 1 the eqn 1 become
m = y' = 4x³e^-x - x⁴ e^-x
m = 4e^-x - e^-x
m = 3e^-x
m = 3/e
next, use formula y - y₁ = m(x - x₁) to find tangent line, rearrange we get:
y - 1/e = 3/e(x - 1)
y = (3/e)x - 2/e
(solved)
find the derivative of y, get
y' = 4x³e^-x - x⁴ e^-x....................................…
or
y' = 4x³e^-x - y
next use equation 1 as the gradient of the tangent line, with x = 1 the eqn 1 become
m = y' = 4x³e^-x - x⁴ e^-x
m = 4e^-x - e^-x
m = 3e^-x
m = 3/e
next, use formula y - y₁ = m(x - x₁) to find tangent line, rearrange we get:
y - 1/e = 3/e(x - 1)
y = (3/e)x - 2/e
(solved)
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y ' = (x^4) * e^(-x) ] ' = 4x^3/e^(x) - (x^4)/e^(x) = (x^3)/e^(x)(4 - x)
y' (1) = 1/e(4 - 1) = 1/3e
y - f(1) = f ' (1) (x - 1)
y - 1/e = 1/3e (x - 1)
y = (1/3e)x - 1/3e +1/e
y = (1/3e) x +(2/3e)
y' (1) = 1/e(4 - 1) = 1/3e
y - f(1) = f ' (1) (x - 1)
y - 1/e = 1/3e (x - 1)
y = (1/3e)x - 1/3e +1/e
y = (1/3e) x +(2/3e)