Show that the tangents to the curve y = 7x3 + 11 at the points x = 2 and x = – 2 are parallel.

Given:


The curve y = 7x3 + 11


Differentiating the above w.r.t x


= 37x3 – 1 + 0


= 21x2


when x = 2


= 21×(2)2


= 21×4


= 84


when x = – 2


= 21×( – 2)2


= 21×4


= 84


Let y = f(x) be a continuous function and P(x0,y0) be point on the curve, then,


The Slope of the tangent at P(x,y) is f'(x) or


Since, the Slope of the tangent is at x = 2 and x = – 2 are equal, the tangents at x = 2 and x = – 2 are parallel.


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