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  • Sep 27, 2007, 06:02 PM
    ineedcalchelp
    finding a vertical tangent when x = ?
    I found the dy/dx. But how do you find a vertical tangent line? And how do you find a vertical tangent when x = (?)?
  • Sep 29, 2007, 03:33 PM
    galactus


    What gives division by 0? When ... [1]

    Sub this back into the original function:





    Solving this for y gives:

    y=-0.97533487561 and y=1.08709662767

    Sub these into [1] gives:

    x=2.85383435874 and x=3.5433723367

    These are the coordinates of the points of vertical tangency.

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