Calculus (3rd Edition)

Published by W. H. Freeman
ISBN 10: 1464125260
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Chapter 7 - Exponential Functions - 7.3 Logarithms and Their Derivatives - Exercises - Page 343: 55

Answer

$$ y= (3^{18} 9\ln 3) \ t+3^{18}(1- 18\ln 3).$$

Work Step by Step

Let $ f(t)=3^{9t} $, then $ f'(t)=3^{9t}9 \ln 3$ and the slope of $ f $ at $ t=2$ is given by $$ m=f'(2)=3^{18} 9\ln 3.$$ The equation of the tangent line is $$ y= (3^{18} 9\ln 3) \ t+c.$$ Since the function and the tangent line coincide at $ t=2$, we have $$ c=3^{18}- (3^{18} 9\ln 3) \ (2)=3^{18}(1- 18\ln 3) .$$ Finally, we get $$ y= (3^{18} 9\ln 3) \ t+3^{18}(1- 18\ln 3).$$
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