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Prove that `(x/a)^n+(y/b)^n=2`touches the straightline `x/a+y/b=2`for all ` in N`, at the point `(a , b)`. |
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Answer» `n(x/a)^(n-1)*1/a+n(y/b)^(n-1)*1/b*dy/dx=0` `dy/dx=(-n(x/a)^(n-1)*(1/a))/(n(y/b)^(n-1)*(1/b)` `=(-b(x/a)^(n-1))/(a(y/b)^(n-1))` `-b/a((x/a)^(n-1)/(y/b)^(n-1))=-b/a` `y-b=-b/a(x-a)` `y/b-1=-x/a+1` `x/a+y/b=2`. |
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