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please help me with part b thank you

Date Posted: 4 years ago
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Eric Nicholas K
Eric Nicholas K
4 years ago
Where it cuts the x-axis,

y = 0
x2 - 64/x = 0
x2 = 64/x
x3 = 64

Taking cube roots,

x = 4

(4, 0)

From part i,
dy/dx
= 2x + 64/x2
= 2(4) + 64/(4^2)
= 8 + 4
= 12

So,

y = mx + c
0 = 12 (4) + c
-48 = c

So the tangent is y = 12x - 48.

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