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Find the equation of all the lines having slope 0 which are tangent to the curve y=6x2-7x

Options

A

24/49

B

-(24/49)

C

49/24

D

-(49/24)

Correct Answer :

-(49/24)

Solution :

The correct option is -(49/24).

We are asked to find the equation of all lines with a slope of 0 that are tangent to the curve given by:
y = 6 x 2 7 x

First, we recall that the slope of the tangent line to a curve y=f(x) at any point is given by the derivative of y with respect to x, denoted as dydx. Let us calculate this derivative using the power rule of differentiation:
dy dx = d dx 6 x 2 7 x
dy dx = 12 x 7

Since the problem states that the tangent line has a slope of 0, we set the derivative equal to 0 to find the x-coordinate of the point of tangency:
12 x 7 = 0
12 x = 7
x = 7 12

Now, we find the corresponding y-coordinate by substituting the value of x back into the original curve's equation:
y = 6 7 12 2 7 7 12
y = 6 49 144 49 12
Since 144÷6=24, the first term simplifies as follows:
y = 49 24 49 12

To subtract these fractions, we find a common denominator, which is 24:
y = 49 24 49 × 2 24
y = 49 24 98 24
y = 49 24

The equation of a horizontal line (having slope m=0) passing through a point (x1,y1) is simply given by y=y1. Therefore, the equation of the tangent line is:
y = 49 24

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