How do you find the equations for the normal line to x2+y2=20 through (2,4)?

2 Answers
Apr 23, 2017

y=2x

Explanation:

y0=4020(x0)

y=2x

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Apr 23, 2017

The equation is y=2x.

Explanation:

The derivative of this relation is given by

2x+2y(dydx)=0

2y(dydx)=2x

dydx=xy

The slope of the tangent line is

mtangent=24=12

Therefore, the slope of the normal line is 2.

y4=2(x2)

y4=2x4

y=2x, as obtained in the other answer

Hopefully this helps!