Calculus 10th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1-28505-709-0
ISBN 13: 978-1-28505-709-5

Chapter P - P.3 - Linear Models and Rates of Change - Exercises - Page 30: 103

Answer

$$L=\sqrt{x^2+(\frac{2x}{x-3})^2}$$

Work Step by Step

Keep in mind that $$L=\sqrt{x^2+y^2}$$ So, thanks to equating slopes, the equality would be the following: $$\frac{y-2}{0-3}=\frac{0-2}{x-3}$$ So, with that in terms of solving for $y$, then the steps would be the following: $$\begin{matrix} \frac{y-2}{0-3}=\frac{0-2}{x-3}\\\\ -\frac{y-2}{3}=-\frac{2}{x-3}\\\\ -\frac{y-2}{3}(-3)=-\frac{2}{x-3}(-3)\\\\ y-2=-\frac{6}{x-3}\\\\ y-2+2=-\frac{6}{x-3}+2\\\\ y=-\frac{6}{x-3}+2\\\\ y=\frac{6}{x-3}+2(\frac{x-3}{x-3})\\\\ y=\frac{6}{x-3}+\frac{2x-6}{x-3}\\\\ y=\frac{6+2x-6}{x-3}\\\\ y=\frac{2x+6-6}{x-3}\\\\ y=\frac{2x}{x-3} \end{matrix}$$ Since $L=\sqrt{x^2+y^2}$ and $y=\frac{2x}{x-3}$, then: $$\begin{matrix} L=\sqrt{x^2+y^2}\\\\ \mathbf{L=\sqrt{x^2+(\frac{2x}{x-3})^2}} \end{matrix}$$
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