What is the equation of the normal line

Eddie Clarke

Eddie Clarke

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2022-04-09

What is the equation of the normal line of f(x)=x2x at x=2?

Answer & Explanation

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titemomo8gjz

Beginner2022-04-10Added 10 answers

The normal line will be perpendicular to the tangent line when x=2.
We can determine what point on f(x) the normal line will intersect by finding that
f(2)=2, so the point is (2,2).
If we already have a point on the normal line, all we need to know is its slope. We can find of the tangent line when x=2 by finding f'(2). Since the normal line is perpendicular to the tangent line, its slope will be the opposite reciprocal of the tangent line's.
f(x)=(x2x)12
Finding f'(x) will require use of the chain rule.
f(x)=12(x2x)12d dx [x2x]
f'(x)=12(x2x)12(2x1)
f(x)=2x12x2x
Find the slope of the tangent line.
f(2)=2(2)12222=322
Take the opposite reciprocal to find that the slope of the normal line is 223.
Remember that it passes through the point (2,2).
Write the equation in point-slope form:
y2=223(x2)
In slope-intercept form:
y=223x+723

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