Find tangent line equation

Use the gradient at a point and the point's coordinates to find the equation of the tangent line in the form y = mx + c.

7 questions · Standard +0.3

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CAIE P2 2022 March Q2
5 marks Moderate -0.8
2 A curve has equation \(y = 7 + 4 \ln ( 2 x + 5 )\).
Find the equation of the tangent to the curve at the point ( \(- 2,7\) ), giving your answer in the form \(y = m x + c\).
CAIE P2 2015 June Q3
5 marks Moderate -0.3
3 The equation of a curve is $$y = 6 \sin x - 2 \cos 2 x$$ Find the equation of the tangent to the curve at the point \(\left( \frac { 1 } { 6 } \pi , 2 \right)\). Give the answer in the form \(y = m x + c\), where the values of \(m\) and \(c\) are correct to 3 significant figures.
OCR C3 Q3
8 marks Standard +0.3
3. The curve \(C\) has the equation \(y = 2 \mathrm { e } ^ { x } - 6 \ln x\) and passes through the point \(P\) with \(x\)-coordinate 1.
  1. Find an equation for the tangent to \(C\) at \(P\). The tangent to \(C\) at \(P\) meets the coordinate axes at the points \(Q\) and \(R\).
  2. Show that the area of triangle \(O Q R\), where \(O\) is the origin, is \(\frac { 9 } { 3 - \mathrm { e } }\).
OCR C3 Q9
12 marks Standard +0.3
9. \(\mathrm { f } ( x ) = \mathrm { e } ^ { 3 x + 1 } - 2 , x \in \mathbb { R }\).
  1. State the range of f . The curve \(y = \mathrm { f } ( x )\) meets the \(y\)-axis at the point \(P\) and the \(x\)-axis at the point \(Q\).
  2. Find the exact coordinates of \(P\) and \(Q\).
  3. Show that the tangent to the curve at \(P\) has the equation $$y = 3 e x + e - 2$$
  4. Find to 3 significant figures the \(x\)-coordinate of the point where the tangent to the curve at \(P\) meets the tangent to the curve at \(Q\).
OCR C3 2008 June Q3
6 marks Standard +0.3
3 Find, in the form \(y = m x + c\), the equation of the tangent to the curve $$y = x ^ { 2 } \ln x$$ at the point with \(x\)-coordinate e.
Edexcel AEA 2009 June Q2
9 marks Hard +2.3
2. The curve \(C\) has equation \(y = x ^ { \sin x } , \quad x > 0\).
  1. Find the equation of the tangent to \(C\) at the point where \(x = \frac { \pi } { 2 }\).
  2. Prove that this tangent touches \(C\) at infinitely many points.
Edexcel C3 Q6
13 marks Standard +0.3
6. $$\mathrm { f } ( x ) = \mathrm { e } ^ { 3 x + 1 } - 2 , \quad x \in \mathbb { R } .$$
  1. State the range of f . The curve \(y = \mathrm { f } ( x )\) meets the \(y\)-axis at the point \(P\) and the \(x\)-axis at the point \(Q\).
  2. Find the exact coordinates of \(P\) and \(Q\).
  3. Show that the tangent to the curve at \(P\) has the equation $$y = 3 \mathrm { e } x + \mathrm { e } - 2 .$$
  4. Find to 3 significant figures the \(x\)-coordinate of the point where the tangent to the curve at \(P\) meets the tangent to the curve at \(Q\).