Math Problem Statement
Solution
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Let's translate the image and break down the question:
- The equation for the line is: .
- The problem refers to the line being tangent to a curve , and it asks for conditions where the line is tangent at .
- The curve is given by .
Now, I will proceed with finding the conditions for the line to be tangent to the curve at .
To do so:
- The slope of the line at should be the same as the derivative of the curve at .
- The value of the curve at should be equal to the value of the line at .
Let me calculate and solve for the parameters and . sympy import symbols, diff, Eq
Define variables
x, a, b = symbols('x a b')
Define the curve f(x) = (ax^2 + b) / x
f_x = (a * x**2 + b) / x
Calculate the derivative of f(x)
f_prime_x = diff(f_x, x)
The equation of the line is y = 2x - 1, and we want to find the conditions at x = 1
line_at_x_1 = 2 * 1 - 1 # Line value at x = 1 line_slope_at_x_1 = 2 # Slope of the line
The curve value at x = 1 should be equal to the line value at x = 1
curve_at_x_1 = f_x.subs(x, 1)
The slope of the curve at x = 1 should be equal to the slope of the line
curve_slope_at_x_1 = f_prime_x.subs(x, 1)
Now, solve the system of equations:
1. curve_at_x_1 = line_at_x_1
2. curve_slope_at_x_1 = line_slope_at_x_1
equation1 = Eq(curve_at_x_1, line_at_x_1) equation2 = Eq(curve_slope_at_x_1, line_slope_at_x_1)
Solve for a and b
from sympy import solve solution = solve([equation1, equation2], [a, b])
solutionThe values of and that make the line tangent to the curve at are:
Let me know if you need further details or clarification! Here are some follow-up questions you might find interesting:
- How can we generalize this approach for different tangent conditions?
- What is the geometric interpretation of a tangent line at a given point?
- How does the second derivative help in confirming the nature of tangency?
- Can you think of other types of functions that could have similar tangent conditions?
- What would happen if the curve were a polynomial instead of a rational function?
Tip: When solving for tangency, make sure to check both the value and the derivative at the point of interest!
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Math Problem Analysis
Mathematical Concepts
Calculus
Derivatives
Tangents
Algebra
Formulas
Derivative of a function: f'(x) = d/dx [f(x)]
Tangent condition: f(1) = 2(1) - 1
Slope matching condition: f'(1) = 2
Theorems
Derivative definition
Tangency condition
Suitable Grade Level
Grades 10-12
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