Question #312086

Find the equation of the tangent line to a curve y=-x2-1 that is parallel to the line 2x+y=6.


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Expert's answer
2022-03-16T10:12:19-0400

equation of the tangent of the curve at the point a can be found the following way

f(x)f(a)=f(a)(xa)f(x)-f(a)=f'(a)(x-a) , f'(a) is the slope of this tangent line, so, since this tangent line is parallel to the line 2x + y = 6, then f'(a) = -2

y=2x    f(a)=2a    2a=2    a=1y'=-2x\implies f'(a)=-2a\implies -2a=-2\implies a=1

f(1)=2f(1)=-2

so, the sought equation is y+2=2(x1)    y=2xy+2=-2(x-1)\implies y=-2x


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