Problem

Find the slope of the tangent line to the curve
x23xy2y3=20
at the point (3,1).

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So, the slope of the tangent line to the curve at the point (3,1) is 35.

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Step 1 :First, we need to find the derivative of the given equation. The derivative of a function gives us the slope of the tangent line at any point. So, we differentiate the given equation implicitly with respect to x.

Step 2 :Taking the derivative of x23xy2y3=20 with respect to x, we get 2x3y3xy6y2y=0.

Step 3 :Now, we solve this equation for y, the derivative of y with respect to x.

Step 4 :Rearranging the terms, we get 3xy+6y2y=2x3y.

Step 5 :Factoring out y, we get y(3x+6y2)=2x3y.

Step 6 :So, y=2x3y3x+6y2. This is the derivative of y with respect to x, which gives us the slope of the tangent line at any point (x,y) on the curve.

Step 7 :Now, we substitute the given point (3,1) into the derivative to find the slope of the tangent line at this point.

Step 8 :Substituting x=3 and y=1 into y=2x3y3x+6y2, we get y=2(3)3(1)3(3)+6(1)2=6+39+6=915.

Step 9 :Simplifying 915 gives us 35.

Step 10 :So, the slope of the tangent line to the curve at the point (3,1) is 35.

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