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Plz help me find x y and b?

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Hi

i'm stuck! could you help me out?!?

y=3x is tangent to f(x)=x(√x)+b

find b and (x,y)

answers: b=4 (4,12)

please show your work

thanks.

i've tried

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  1. y = 3x is tangent to curve  

    y = x^3/2 + b

    slope of tangent to curve at any point is given by

    dy/dx  = 3/2 x^1/2

    slope of line is 3

    3x  = 3/2 x^1/2

    x^1/2  = 1/2

    x  = 4

    y = 3* 4  = 12

    sub in eq of curve

    12 = 4* 4^1/2 + b

    12 = 8+b

    b = 4

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