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Find an equation of the line tangent to the following curves at the given point.$$x^{2}=-6 y ;(-6,-6)$$
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The given equation is $x^{2}=-6 y$. Differentiating both sides with respect to $x$, we get $2x = -6 \frac{dy}{dx}$. Show more…
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