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The point on the curve x24+y29=1\frac{x^2}{4} + \frac{y^2}{9} = 1 at which the tangent to the curve is parallel to the x-axis is

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The equation x24+y29=1\frac{x^2}{4} + \frac{y^2}{9} = 1 represents an ellipse.

This can be written as: x222+y232=1\frac{x^2}{2^2} + \frac{y^2}{3^2} = 1

The ellipse is centered at the origin (0, 0), extends 2 units horizontally and 3 units vertically.


A tangent parallel to the x-axis is a horizontal line with slope = 0.

For an ellipse, horizontal tangents occur at the topmost and bottommost points.

These are the points where y reaches its maximum and minimum values.


From the equation x222+y232=1\frac{x^2}{2^2} + \frac{y^2}{3^2} = 1:

The maximum value of y is 3 (top of ellipse)

The minimum value of y is -3 (bottom of ellipse)

At these extreme y-values, x = 0.


The points where the tangent is parallel to the x-axis are:

Top point: (0,3)(0, 3)

Bottom point: (0,−3)(0, -3)

Therefore, the point is (0,3)(0, 3).

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