At What point does the normal
Favorites|Homepage
Subscriptions | sitemap
HOME > > At What point does the normal

At What point does the normal

[From: ] [author: ] [Date: 13-02-03] [Hit: ]
Taking the derivative of y,The slope of the tangent at (1,At (1,5),The answer should be (-1/4, 45/8).......
(1 pt) At what point does the normal to y= 5-2x+2x^2 at (1,5) intersect the parabola a second time?
( , )

The normal line is perpendicular to the tangent line. If two lines are perpendicular their slopes are negative reciprocals -- i.e. if the slope of the first line is then the slope of the second line is m/-1

-
y= 5-2x+2x^2
Taking the derivative of y,
y' = -2x + 4x
The slope of the tangent at (1,5) is
y' = -2(1) + 4(1) = 2
Thus the normal will have a slope of -1/2 and the line equation as
y = (-1/2)x + b
At (1,5),
5 = (-1/2)(1) + b
b = 11/2
Thus the equation of the normal is y = -(1/2)x + 11/2

Now you can find the intersection of
y= 5-2x+2x^2 and y = -(1/2)x + 11/2

The answer should be (-1/4, 45/8).
1
keywords: point,the,At,does,normal,What,At What point does the normal
New
Hot
© 2008-2010 http://www.science-mathematics.com . Program by zplan cms. Theme by wukong .