SOLUTION: find only values of p if the tangent to the curve y=px^2-6x-3 is parallel to the line 5x-3y+2=0 at the point where x=-3

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Question 1122036: find only values of p if the tangent to the curve y=px^2-6x-3 is parallel to the line 5x-3y+2=0 at the point where x=-3
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) About Me  (Show Source):
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dy%2Fdx=2px-6
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2px-6=5%2F3 when x is -3.
2p%2A%28-3%29-6=5%2F3
-6p-6=5%2F3
-6p=5%2F3%2B6
p=-5%2F18-1
p=-5%2F18-18%2F18
p=-23%2F18