We have the following curve:
[tex]y^2x^3-15x^2=4[/tex]
To find the tangent lines to the curve
we need to use the concept of derivative, but we can’t solve this
problem for [tex]y[/tex], thus, let's apply implicit differentiation, so:
[tex]\frac{d}{dx}(y^2x^3-15x^2=4) \\ \\
\frac{d}{dx}(y^2x^3)-\frac{d}{dx}(15x^2)=\frac{d}{dx}(4) \\ \\
(y^{2})'x^3+(x^3)'y^2-15(x^2)'=0 \\ \\ 2yy'x^3+3x^2y^2-30x=0 \\ \\
y'=\frac{dy}{dx}=\frac{30x-3x^2y^2}{2x^3y}=\frac{x(30-3xy^2)}{2x^3y} \\ \\
y'=\frac{30-3xy^2}{2x^2y}[/tex]
Therefore the horizontal lines occurs when [tex]y'=0[/tex], then:
[tex]\frac{30-3xy^2}{2x^2y}=0 \\ \\ That \ is, \
when: \\ \\ 30-3xy^2=0 \\ \\ \therefore xy^2=10 \rightarrow y^2=\frac{10}{x}[/tex]
If we substitute this in the original
equation we have:
[tex]\frac{10}{x}x^3-15x^2=4 \\ \\ \therefore
10x^2-15x^2=4 \\ \\ \therefore x^2=-\frac{4}{5}[/tex]
This is an absurd result because it is
impossible for a squared number to get a negative number. So the conclusion is that there is no any value of [tex]x[/tex] in
which the curve has horizontal tangent lines.
