Homework Help: Maths

Posted by Claire on Friday, April 4, 2008 at 5:23pm.

The tangent to the curve 2y= 2x^2 -5x +4 at the point where x=1 is parallel to the normal to the curve y= ax^2 + bx +10 at the point (-2,2). Calculate teh values of a and b.

The answers are a=1, b=6

Maths - Reiny, Friday, April 4, 2008 at 6:11pm
yes, that is what I get also.
- Maths - Claire, Saturday, April 5, 2008 at 8:02am
  The answer is at the back of the book but I cannot understand how to get to that answer!

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