Calculus: Early Transcendentals 9th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
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Chapter 3 - Section 3.1 - Derivatives of Polynomials and Exponential Functions - 3.1 Exercises - Page 183: 64

Answer

The tangent line to the curve is parallel to $3x-y=5$ on $(\ln 3,7-3\ln 3)$.

Work Step by Step

Given a curve $y=1+2e^x-3x$ and a line $l:3x-y=5$ Find the slope of $l$: $3x-y=5$ $y=3x-5$ $m_l=3$ Find $\frac{dy}{dx}$: $\frac{dy}{dx}=\frac{d}{dx}(1+2e^x-3x)=0+2e^x-3=2e^x-3$ Find $x$ such that the tangent line to the curve is parallel to $l$, that is $\frac{dy}{dx}=m_l$: $2e^x-3=3$ $2e^x=6$ $e^x=3$ $x=\ln 3$ Find $y$ when $x=\ln 3$: $y=1+2e^{\ln 3}-3\ln 3=1+2\cdot 3-3\ln 3=7-3\ln 3$ Find the equation of the tangent line to the curve at $(\ln 3,7-3\ln 3)$: $y-(7-3\ln 3)=3(x-\ln 3)$ $y-7+3\ln 3=3x-3\ln 3$ $y=3x+7-6\ln 3$ Graph the curve, the tangent line, and the line $l$:
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