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The equation of the tangent to the curve x52+y52=33\mathrm{x}^{\frac{5}{2}}+\mathrm{y}^{\frac{5}{2}}=33 at the point (1,4)(1,4) is :

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 1

Verify that (1,4)(1, 4) lies on the curve:

152+452=1+(4)5=1+32=33✓1^{\frac{5}{2}} + 4^{\frac{5}{2}} = 1 + (\sqrt{4})^5 = 1 + 32 = 33 \checkmark


Differentiate both sides with respect to xx using implicit differentiation:

52 x32+52 y32⋅dydx=0\dfrac{5}{2}\,x^{\frac{3}{2}} + \dfrac{5}{2}\,y^{\frac{3}{2}} \cdot \dfrac{dy}{dx} = 0

Since yy is a function of xx, the chain rule gives us the dydx\dfrac{dy}{dx} term on the second part.


Solve for dydx\dfrac{dy}{dx}. The 52\dfrac{5}{2} cancels from both sides:

dydx=−x32y32\dfrac{dy}{dx} = -\dfrac{x^{\frac{3}{2}}}{y^{\frac{3}{2}}}


Substitute the point (1,4)(1, 4):

dydx∣(1,4)=−(14)32\dfrac{dy}{dx}\bigg|_{(1,4)} = -\left(\dfrac{1}{4}\right)^{\frac{3}{2}}

=−(14)3=−(12)3=−18= -\left(\sqrt{\dfrac{1}{4}}\right)^3 = -\left(\dfrac{1}{2}\right)^3 = -\dfrac{1}{8}


Using point-slope form y−y1=m(x−x1)y - y_1 = m(x - x_1):

y−4=−18(x−1)y - 4 = -\dfrac{1}{8}(x - 1)

Multiply both sides by 88:

8y−32=−x+18y - 32 = -x + 1

x+8y=33x + 8y = 33


x+8y=33\boxed{x + 8y = 33}

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