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Find the equation of the tangent to the curve x2 − xy − y2 + 4 = 0 at the point K(2,4).

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y=4y=4

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  1. Verify if the point K(2,4)K(2,4) lies on the curve.

    Substitute x=2x=2 and y=4y=4 into the equation of the curve x2−xy−y2+4=0x^2 - xy - y^2 + 4 = 0:

    (2)2−(2)(4)−(4)2+4(2)^2 - (2)(4) - (4)^2 + 4 4−8−16+44 - 8 - 16 + 4 −4−16+4-4 - 16 + 4 −20+4=−16-20 + 4 = -16

    Since −16≠0-16 \neq 0, the point K(2,4)K(2,4) does not lie on the curve. However, as the question asks for the tangent at this point, we will proceed by finding the slope of the curve at K(2,4)K(2,4) and using it to form the tangent line. This implies there might be a typo in the question, and we are treating K(2,4)K(2,4) as the point of tangency.

  2. Differentiate the equation of the curve implicitly with respect to xx.

    The equation is x2−xy−y2+4=0x^2 - xy - y^2 + 4 = 0.
    Differentiate each term:

    ddx(x2)−ddx(xy)−ddx(y2)+ddx(4)=ddx(0)\frac{d}{dx}(x^2) - \frac{d}{dx}(xy) - \frac{d}{dx}(y^2) + \frac{d}{dx}(4) = \frac{d}{dx}(0) 2x−(1⋅y+x⋅dydx)−2ydydx+0=02x - \left(1 \cdot y + x \cdot \frac{dy}{dx}\right) - 2y \frac{dy}{dx} + 0 = 0 2x−y−xdydx−2ydydx=02x - y - x\frac{dy}{dx} - 2y\frac{dy}{dx} = 0
  3. Solve for dydx\frac{dy}{dx} and calculate the slope at K(2,4)K(2,4).

    Group terms containing dydx\frac{dy}{dx}:

    2x−y=xdydx+2ydydx2x - y = x\frac{dy}{dx} + 2y\frac{dy}{dx} 2x−y=(x+2y)dydx2x - y = (x + 2y)\frac{dy}{dx} dydx=2x−yx+2y\frac{dy}{dx} = \frac{2x - y}{x + 2y}

    Now, substitute the coordinates of point K(2,4)K(2,4) (x=2,y=4x=2, y=4) into the derivative to find the slope mm:

    m=2(2)−42+2(4)m = \frac{2(2) - 4}{2 + 2(4)} m=4−42+8m = \frac{4 - 4}{2 + 8} m=010m = \frac{0}{10} m=0m = 0
  4. Find the equation of the tangent line.

    Using the point-slope form of a linear equation, y−y1=m(x−x1)y - y_1 = m(x - x_1), with (x1,y1)=(2,4)(x_1, y_1) = (2,4) and m=0m=0:

    y−4=0(x−2)y - 4 = 0(x - 2) y−4=0y - 4 = 0 y=4y = 4

    The equation of the tangent to the curve at K(2,4)K(2,4) is y=4\boxed{y=4}.

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