Hey there could would you work out the value of c in this.
The line y=4x-1 is tangent to the curve with the equation y=x^4+c. Find the value of "c"?
Thanks
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Hey there could would you work out the value of c in this.
The line y=4x-1 is tangent to the curve with the equation y=x^4+c. Find the value of "c"?
Thanks
At the tangent, dy/dx = gradient of the tangent
For y = x^4 +c, dy/dx = 4x^3
For y=4x-1 , gradient = 4 (dy/dx = 4)
4x^3 = 4, hence x = 1
y = 4x - 1 = 3
(1, 3) must lie on
y = x^4 + c
3 = 1 + c
c = 2
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