Fermi
·
Concept Library
·
Courses
·
Books
·
Problems
·
Simulations
·
Math Wiki
·
High School
Fermi
›
Problems
Mathematics
Mathematics
Problem
The curve
x
2
+
λ
x
y
+
y
2
=
29
x^{2} + \lambda xy + y^{2} = 29
x
2
+
λ
x
y
+
y
2
=
29
is cut by the vertical line
x
=
4
x = 4
x
=
4
at a point
(
4
,
y
1
)
(4,y_{1})
(
4
,
y
1
)
. If the tangent to the curve at this point is perpendicular to the line
y
=
x
y = x
y
=
x
, determine
λ
\lambda
λ
. a)
3
16
\dfrac{3}{16}
16
3
b)
−
3
8
-\dfrac{3}{8}
−
8
3
c)
−
3
16
-\dfrac{3}{16}
−
16
3
d)
−
16
3
-\dfrac{16}{3}
−
3
16
Browse the problem library