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  • 22-02-2017
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Find the points on the curve y=(cosx)/(2 sinx) at which the tangent is horizontal

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[tex]y=\dfrac{\cos x}{2\sin x}=\dfrac12\cot x\implies y'=-\dfrac12\csc^2x=-\dfrac1{2\sin^2x}[/tex]

The tangent lie is horizontal whenever [tex]y'=0[/tex]. But this is never the case, since [tex]\sin^2x>0[/tex] and so [tex]y'<0[/tex] for all [tex]x[/tex], so horizontal tangents exist.
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