Problem

Find equations of the tangent line and normal line to the curve y=14cosx at the point (π/3,7).
The derivative y(x)=
The slope of the tangent line is m1=
The equation of the tangent line is y=
The slope of the normal line is m2=
The equation of the normal line is y=

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Final Answer: The derivative y(x)=14sin(x), the slope of the tangent line is m1=73, the equation of the tangent line is y=73x+7+7π3/3, the slope of the normal line is m2=3/21, and the equation of the normal line is y=3/21x+7π3/63

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Step 1 :Given the equation for y as a function of x, we have y=14cos(x).

Step 2 :The derivative of y with respect to x is dy/dx=14sin(x).

Step 3 :The slope of the tangent line to the curve at a given point is equal to the derivative of y with respect to x, which is dy/dx.

Step 4 :Evaluating this derivative at x=π/3, we find that dy/dx=14sin(π/3)=143/2=73, so the slope of the tangent line is m1=dy/dx=73.

Step 5 :The coordinates of the point on the curve are x=π/3 and y=7.

Step 6 :The equation of a line is given by y=mx+c, where m is the slope and c is the y-intercept. Substituting the slope and the coordinates of the point into this equation, we can solve for c to find that c=ymx=7(73)(π/3)=7+7π3/3.

Step 7 :So, the equation of the tangent line is y=73x+7+7π3/3.

Step 8 :The slope of the normal line is the negative reciprocal of the slope of the tangent line, so m2=1/m1=1/(73)=3/21.

Step 9 :Substituting the slope of the normal line and the coordinates of the point into the equation for a line, we can solve for the y-intercept to find that c=ym2x=7(3/21)(π/3)=7π3/63.

Step 10 :So, the equation of the normal line is y=3/21x+7π3/63.

Step 11 :Final Answer: The derivative y(x)=14sin(x), the slope of the tangent line is m1=73, the equation of the tangent line is y=73x+7+7π3/3, the slope of the normal line is m2=3/21, and the equation of the normal line is y=3/21x+7π3/63

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