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In this question, i want to find dy dx as well as the second derivative and find the slope and concavity, if possible, at the given value of the parameter.
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So my parametric equations here are x equals 5t and y equals 6t minus 9, and i will be at the point where t equals 9.
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So first, let's get dy dx.
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How do i get dy dx? i have a formula for that.
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It is the derivative of y with respect to t divided by the derivative of x with respect to t.
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Now my dy dt this time, that is 6.
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My dx dt, that would be 5.
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And so my dy dx this time is just 6 fifths.
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The fact that i'm at t equals 9 is irrelevant.
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My slope is just going to be 6 fifths.
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And by the way, this makes sense if you were to eliminate the parameter.
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If you have x equals 5t, notice that t equals x over 5.
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And if i plugged in, my y is 6x over 5 minus 9.
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This is a line with slope 6 fifths, and that doesn't change no matter where i am on that line...