3.48: Normal gradient and normal equation

0606/21/O/N/22 — Question 3 · 8 marks

(a)
Find the coordinates of the point on the curve y=(1+3x)12y = (1 + 3x)^{\frac{1}{2}} where the gradient of the normal is 83-\dfrac{8}{3}.
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(b)
Find the equation of the normal to the curve y=(1+3x)12y = (1 + 3x)^{\frac{1}{2}} at the point (8, 5)(8,\ 5) in the form y=mx+cy = mx + c.
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