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Find the slope of the tangent line to the ellipse (x^2)/4 + (y^2)/9 = 1 at the point (x,y)Question
Find the slope of the tangent line to the ellipse x^2/4 + y^2/16= 1 at the point (x,y)
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Steve
use implicit differentiation:
x/2 + y/8 y' = 0
y' = -4x/y
x/2 + y/8 y' = 0
y' = -4x/y