What is the tangent line to the curve at the given point?

Thread starter fk378
Start date Oct 16, 2007
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Oct 16, 2007

fk378

Homework Statement

Find the tangent line to the curve y^2 (y^2 - 4) = x^2 (x^2 -5) at the point (0,-2).

Homework Equations

y-y1=m(x-x1)

The Attempt at a Solution

I d/dx-ed both sides and was left with dy/dx=0
so
y=-2
Does that seem right?

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Oct 16, 2007

atqamar

Yup that's correct!

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