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Prove that if  a tangent line is drawn to the parabola y = x^2 at the point x = a.......then the line will have a y-intercept of ( 0, -a^2 )

 

 

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 Dec 3, 2016

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Parabola   y = x^2 

  when x= a    y = a^2

 

Slope = 2x    (derivative of x^2)

y=mx+b   yields    a^2 = 2a(a) + b      

                              a^2 = 2a^2 + b

                              0 = a^2 + b

                               b= -a^2

  so   y = mx + b becomes        y = 2x(x) - a^2            When x = 0   y = - a^2  

 

 

Yah?   

 Dec 4, 2016
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 Dec 4, 2016
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Best Answer

Parabola   y = x^2 

  when x= a    y = a^2

 

Slope = 2x    (derivative of x^2)

y=mx+b   yields    a^2 = 2a(a) + b      

                              a^2 = 2a^2 + b

                              0 = a^2 + b

                               b= -a^2

  so   y = mx + b becomes        y = 2x(x) - a^2            When x = 0   y = - a^2  

 

 

Yah?   

ElectricPavlov Dec 4, 2016

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