Posted by Shirley on Sunday, March 22, 2009 at 6:21pm.
y = (1/2) x^2
The slope of the curve is dy/dx = x
At x = 4, the slope is 4.
For a line though (4,8) with slope = 4, the equation is
(y-8) = 4(x-4)
Rewrite that in standard y = mx + b form.
well, from the above equation y = (x^2)/2
to get an equation of a line you need a slope and a point. You have a point and to get the slope we need to get dy/dx
and sub in the value for x in the point given [in this example 4]
Then sub your point (x1,y1) and the slope (m) into
y - y1 = m(x - x1)
and then just tidy up
Hope that helps
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