Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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Chapter 3: Derivatives - Practice Exercises - Page 179: 76

Answer

tangent $y=-x+\pi/2+1$ normal $y=x-\pi/2+1$ See graph.

Work Step by Step

Step 1. Given $y=1+cos(x)$, we have $y'=-sin(x)$ which gives the slope of tangent lines to the curve. Step 2. At point $(\pi/2,1)$, the slope is $m=y'=-sin(\pi/2)=-1$ and the tangent line equation is $y-1=-1(x-\pi/2)$ or $y=-x+\pi/2+1$ Step 3. Its normal will have a slope $n=-1/m=1$, and the equation will be $y-1=1(x-\pi/2)$ or $y=x-\pi/2+1$ Step 4. See graph.
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