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OpenStudy (luigi0210):

Tangent and Normal line?

OpenStudy (luigi0210):

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OpenStudy (luigi0210):

I already got the tangent, just don't know what a normal line is.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

A normal line is the line through the point of contact of the tangent but perpendicular

OpenStudy (anonymous):

normal line is the line that is perpendicular to the tangent line that passes through the same point of tangency

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Slope of tangent=>\[\frac{dy}{dx}=4(x e^x+e^x)=>4e^x(x+1)\] Slope of Normal=> \[\frac{dy}{dx}=\frac{-1}{4e^x(x+1)}\] since m1 m2 =-1.. At (0,0) \[\frac{dy}{dx}]_{0,0}=>\frac{-1}{4}\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[\Large y-y_1=m(x-x_1)\] x=0 y=0

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