Try it on paper first. A hint, the key idea and the worked solution are here when you need them.
The family of curves has two constants. A student differentiates twice and eliminates and . The result is for some number . Find . Then, for the member with and , find and the slope at .
To form the equation of a family with constants, differentiate times and eliminate the constants. The result has order . Read its degree after clearing roots.
Have you tried it?
Work it out on paper first. It is fine to get stuck or make a mistake: that is how we learn. When you are ready, go through the solution one step at a time, and check each step against your own.
Given. .
Plan. Differentiate twice, solve for and , and put them back in .
Step 1. Derivatives. and . So and .
Step 2. Eliminate. . Multiply by and rearrange: . So .
Step 3. The member. For and we have , and . At the slope is .
Answer: , and .
Check. At : . Then .
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