You need to evaluate the equation of the tangent line to the curve f(x) = tan x*cot x, t the point (1, 1), using the following formula, such that:
f(x) - f(1) = f'(1)(x - 1)
Notice that f(1 ) = 1.
You need to evaluate f'(x), using the product rule, and then f'(1):
f'(x) = (tanx)'*cot x + (tanx)*(cot x)'
f'(x) = 1/(cos^2 x)*(cos x)/(sin x) - (sin x)/(cos x) *(1/(sin^2 x))
Reducing like terms yields:
f'(x) = 1/(sin x*cos x) - 1/(sin x*cos x) = 0
=> f'(1) = 0
You need to replace the values into the equation of tangent line:
f(x) - 1 = 0*(x - 1)
Hence, evaluating the equation of the tangent line to te given curve , at the given point, yields f(x) = 1.
Friday, January 16, 2015
Calculus of a Single Variable, Chapter 2, 2.3, Section 2.3, Problem 60
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