document.write( "Question 1110291: With the given parabola and slope of a line that is tangent to the parabola, find the y-int of the tangent line.\r
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document.write( "f(x)=2x^2+2x-5, tangent line has slope 1 \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #725292 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! With the given parabola and slope of a line that is tangent to the parabola, find the y-int of the tangent line. \n" ); document.write( "f(x)=2x^2+2x-5, tangent line has slope 1 \n" ); document.write( "------ \n" ); document.write( "slope at every point = f'(x) = 4x+2 \n" ); document.write( "If slope = 1, 4x+2 = 1 and x = -1/4 \n" ); document.write( "If x = -1/4, y = 2(-1/4)^2+2(-1/4)-5 = 2(1/16)-(8/16)-(80/16) = -86/16 = -4.775 \n" ); document.write( "------- \n" ); document.write( "Find the Equation:: \n" ); document.write( "Form:: y = mx+b \n" ); document.write( "Solve for \"b\" if x = -1/4, y = -4.775, and m = 1 \n" ); document.write( "-4.775 = 1*(-0.25) + b \n" ); document.write( "---- \n" ); document.write( "Ans:: b = -4.525 \n" ); document.write( "------------- \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( "----------- \n" ); document.write( " |