im currently tutoring and came across this problem however cant seem to get the right answer:
the normal to the curve $2y=3x^3-7x^2+4x$ at the points O$(0,0)$ and A$(1,0)$ meet at the point N
a) find the coordinates of N
im currently tutoring and came across this problem however cant seem to get the right answer:
the normal to the curve $2y=3x^3-7x^2+4x$ at the points O$(0,0)$ and A$(1,0)$ meet at the point N
a) find the coordinates of N
1) Differentiate implicitly:
$$2dy=9x^2dx-14xdx+4dx\implies y'=\frac{dy}{dx}=\frac{9x^2-14x+4}2$$
2) Calculate the slope of the tangent line at each point, for example at (0,0):
$$y'(0)=\frac42=2$$
3) Calculate now the normal line of the function at $\;(0,0)\;$ (with slope $\;-\frac12\;$...why?!):
$$y=-\frac12x$$
4) Do (2)-(3) now for the other point $\;(1,0)\;$ and calculate both lines' intersection point.