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Find the equation for the tangent line to each curve at the indicated point. xy=17;(x0,17/x0)x y=17 ;\left(x_0, 17 / x_0\right).

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Let f(x,y)=xy=17f(x,y)=xy=17. Then:

fx=yfy=xfx(x0,17/x0)=17x0fy(x0,17/x0)=x0\begin{aligned} f_x&=y\\ f_y&=x\\ f_x(x_0,17/x_0)&=\dfrac{17}{x_0}\\ f_y(x_0,17/x_0)&=x_0\\ \end{aligned}

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