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Friday, March 28, 2014

Finding Equation - Curve

Category: Differential Equations, Integral Calculus, Analytic Geometry, Algebra

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Find the equation of a curve having the given slope that passes through the indicated point:


Solution:

The slope of a curve is equal to the first derivative of a curve with respect to x. In this case, y' = dy/dx. Let's consider the given slope of a curve



Multiply both sides of the equation by dx, we have
 
 
 

Integrate on both sides of the equation, we have
 
 
 
 
 
   
In order to get the value of arbitrary constant, substitute the value of the given point which is P(5, 4) to the above equation, we have
 
 
 
                                                                                                    
                                                                              
Therefore, the equation of a curve is