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Find an equation of the tangent line to the graph of the function at the given point. \[ h(x)=-x e^{5-x}, \quad(5,-5) \]

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The equation of the tangent line at the point \((5, -5)\) is \( y = 4x - 25 \).

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We start with the function \[ h(x) = -x e^{5-x}. \] The point given is \((5,-5)\). **Step 1. Compute the derivative \(h'(x)\).** We use the product rule. Writing the function as \[ h(x) = (-x) \cdot e^{5-x}, \] the product rule gives \[ h'(x) = (-1) \cdot e^{5-x} + (-x) \cdot \frac{d}{dx}\Bigl(e^{5-x}\Bigr). \] The derivative of \(e^{5-x}\) is found by the chain rule: \[ \frac{d}{dx}\Bigl(e^{5-x}\Bigr) = e^{5-x} \cdot \frac{d}{dx}(5-x) = e^{5-x} \cdot (-1) = -e^{5-x}. \] Thus, substituting back we have: \[ h'(x) = -e^{5-x} + (-x)(-e^{5-x}) = -e^{5-x} + x e^{5-x}. \] Factor out \(e^{5-x}\): \[ h'(x) = e^{5-x}(x-1). \] **Step 2. Evaluate the derivative at \(x=5\).** Plug \(x=5\) into the derivative: \[ h'(5) = e^{5-5}(5-1) = e^0 \cdot 4 = 1 \cdot 4 = 4. \] So, the slope of the tangent line at the point is \(\,m=4\). **Step 3. Write the equation of the tangent line.** Using the point-slope form: \[ y - y_0 = m(x - x_0), \] with the point \((5,-5)\) and slope \(m=4\), we have: \[ y - (-5) = 4(x-5), \] which simplifies to: \[ y + 5 = 4(x-5). \] Solve for \(y\): \[ y = 4(x-5) - 5 = 4x - 20 - 5 = 4x - 25. \] The equation of the tangent line is \[ y = 4x - 25. \]

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To find the equation of the tangent line to the function \( h(x) = -x e^{5-x} \) at the point \( (5, -5) \), we need to determine the slope of the tangent line at that point. This requires calculating the derivative \( h'(x) \) and then evaluating it at \( x = 5 \). First, we find the derivative \( h'(x) \) using the product rule: \[ h'(x) = \frac{d}{dx}(-x) \cdot e^{5-x} + (-x) \cdot \frac{d}{dx}(e^{5-x}). \] Calculating each part, we have: \[ \frac{d}{dx}(-x) = -1, \] and using the chain rule for \( e^{5-x} \): \[ \frac{d}{dx}(e^{5-x}) = e^{5-x} \cdot (-1) = -e^{5-x}. \] Substituting these back into the product rule gives us: \[ h'(x) = -e^{5-x} + x e^{5-x} = (x - 1)e^{5-x}. \] Next, we evaluate \( h'(x) \) at \( x = 5 \): \[ h'(5) = (5 - 1)e^{5-5} = 4 \cdot 1 = 4. \] Now, with the slope \( m = 4 \) and the point \( (5, -5) \), we can use the point-slope form of a line: \[ y - y_1 = m(x - x_1), \] where \( (x_1, y_1) = (5, -5) \): \[ y - (-5) = 4(x - 5). \] Simplifying this gives: \[ y + 5 = 4x - 20 \quad \Rightarrow \quad y = 4x - 25. \] Thus, the equation of the tangent line to the graph of the function at the point \( (5, -5) \) is: \[ \boxed{y = 4x - 25}. \]

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