Consider the circle of radius 1 centered at the origin, that is, the solutions of the equation

x2+y2=1

(a) Find all points on the graph with an x-coordinate of x = 1/2, and then find the slope of the tangent line at each of these points.

(b) Find all points on the graph with a y-coordinate of y=22, and then find the slope of the tangent line at each of these points.

(c) Find all points on the graph where the tangent line is vertical.

(d) Find all points on the graph where the tangent line has a slope of −1.

Short Answer

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Part (a): 12,-3212,32arethepointsonthegraph.dydx=13&-13

Part (b): 22,22-22,22arethepointsonthegraph.dydx=1&-1

Part (c): 1,0-1,0arethepointsonthegraph.

Part (d): 12,12-12,-12arethepointsonthegraph.

Step by step solution

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Step 1. Given information is:

Functionofthecircleis:x2+y2=1

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Part (a) Step 1. Calculating dy/dx

Here,x2+y2=1dx2+y2dx=0(Differentiatingbothsides)2x+2ydydx=02ydydx=-2xdydx=-2x2ydydx=-xy

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Part (a) Step 2. Calculating y and slope 

Substitutingx=12intotheequationx2+y2=1:122+y2=1y2=34y=±32Thus,12,-3212,32arethepointsonthegraph.Thustheslopeis:i)whenx=12,y=-32dydx=-12-32dydx=13ii)whenx=12,y=32dydx=-1232dydx=-13

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Part (b) Step 1. Calculating x and slope

Substitutingy=22intotheequationx2+y2=1:x2+222=1x2=24x=±22Thus,22,22-22,22arethepointsonthegraph.Thustheslopeis:i)whenx=22,y=22dydx=-2222dydx=-1ii)whenx=-22,y=22dydx=-2222dydx=1

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Part (c) Step 1. Finding points

Substitutingy=0intotheequationx2+y2=1forthetangentlinetobevertical:x2+02=1x2=1x=±1Thus,1,0-1,0arethepointsonthegraph.

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Part (d) Step 1. Finding points

Here,-xy=-1x=ySubstitutingtheaboverelationingivenequation:y2+y2=12y2=1y2=12y=±12Thus,x2+122=1x2+12=1x=±12Thus,12,12-12,-12arethepointsonthegraph.

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