find the equation of the tangent line to the curve ylnxex2 a
find the equation of the tangent line to the curve y=ln(xe^x^2) at point (1,1).
please help me understand how to do this by including the steps... thank you for your help.
please help me understand how to do this by including the steps... thank you for your help.
Solution
We have given the function as y=ln(xe^x^2) we know that tangent line equation = y = mx + b we know that derivative of the function gives the slope of the tangent. So, first we need to find the slope value. y=ln(xe^x^2) y\' = (1/(xe^x^2))*d/dx((xe^x^2)) y\' = (2x^2 + 1)/x now, we will plug the value of x = 1, we have given to get the value of slope. we will get slope m = (2(1)^2 + 1)/1 = (2 + 1)/1 = 3 now, we will use the slope intercept form to get the value of b y = mx + b we have the values of y = 1, m = 3and x = 1 plugging all the value we will get 1 = 3*1 + b b = -2 now, just plug the value of m and b into the slope intercept form to get the tangent line equation we will get y = 3x - 2 Hope this will help you!