Finding tangent and normal to a curve


Assignment:

The curve C has equation: y = x3 - 2x2 - x + 9, x>0

The point P has coordinates (2,7).

(a) Show that P lies on C.
(b) Find the equation of the tangent to C at P, giving your answer in the form of y = mx+c, where m and c are constants.

The point Q also lies on C.

Given that the tangent to C at Q is perpendicular to the tangent to C at P,
(c) Show that the x-coordinate of Q is 1/3(2+sqrt(6)).

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