Answer
The equation of the tangent line at \( (e, 1/e) \) is \( y = -\frac{1}{e^2}x + \frac{2}{e} \).
Solution
To find the equation of the tangent line to the graph of the relation \( \ln (x y) + 2 x y = 2 \) at the point \( (x_0, y_0) = (e, 1/e) \), we will follow these steps:
1. **Differentiate the equation implicitly** to find \( \frac{dy}{dx} \).
2. **Evaluate the derivative** at the point \( (e, 1/e) \) to find the slope of the tangent line.
3. **Use the point-slope form** of the equation of a line to write the equation of the tangent line.
### Step 1: Differentiate the equation implicitly
We start with the equation:
\[
\ln(xy) + 2xy = 2
\]
Differentiating both sides with respect to \( x \):
- The derivative of \( \ln(xy) \) using the chain rule is \( \frac{1}{xy} \cdot (y + x \frac{dy}{dx}) \).
- The derivative of \( 2xy \) is \( 2(y + x \frac{dy}{dx}) \).
Thus, differentiating gives us:
\[
\frac{1}{xy} \left( y + x \frac{dy}{dx} \right) + 2 \left( y + x \frac{dy}{dx} \right) = 0
\]
Now, we can simplify this equation.
### Step 2: Solve for \( \frac{dy}{dx} \)
Let's rearrange the equation:
\[
\frac{y + x \frac{dy}{dx}}{xy} + 2y + 2x \frac{dy}{dx} = 0
\]
Multiplying through by \( xy \) to eliminate the fraction:
\[
y + x \frac{dy}{dx} + 2xy^2 + 2x^2y \frac{dy}{dx} = 0
\]
Now, collect the terms involving \( \frac{dy}{dx} \):
\[
x \frac{dy}{dx} + 2x^2y \frac{dy}{dx} = -y - 2xy^2
\]
Factoring out \( \frac{dy}{dx} \):
\[
\frac{dy}{dx} (x + 2x^2y) = -y - 2xy^2
\]
Thus, we can solve for \( \frac{dy}{dx} \):
\[
\frac{dy}{dx} = \frac{-y - 2xy^2}{x + 2x^2y}
\]
### Step 3: Evaluate the derivative at \( (e, 1/e) \)
Now we substitute \( x = e \) and \( y = \frac{1}{e} \):
\[
\frac{dy}{dx} = \frac{-\frac{1}{e} - 2e \left(\frac{1}{e}\right)^2}{e + 2e^2 \left(\frac{1}{e}\right)}
\]
Calculating the numerator:
\[
-\frac{1}{e} - 2e \cdot \frac{1}{e^2} = -\frac{1}{e} - \frac{2}{e} = -\frac{3}{e}
\]
Calculating the denominator:
\[
e + 2e^2 \cdot \frac{1}{e} = e + 2e = 3e
\]
Thus, we have:
\[
\frac{dy}{dx} = \frac{-\frac{3}{e}}{3e} = -\frac{1}{e^2}
\]
### Step 4: Write the equation of the tangent line
The slope of the tangent line at the point \( (e, 1/e) \) is \( -\frac{1}{e^2} \). Using the point-slope form of the line:
\[
y - y_0 = m(x - x_0)
\]
where \( m = -\frac{1}{e^2} \), \( x_0 = e \), and \( y_0 = \frac{1}{e} \):
\[
y - \frac{1}{e} = -\frac{1}{e^2}(x - e)
\]
This can be rearranged to:
\[
y = -\frac{1}{e^2}x + \frac{1}{e} + \frac{e}{e^2}
\]
\[
y = -\frac{1}{e^2}x + \frac{2}{e}
\]
Thus, the equation of the tangent line is:
\[
y = -\frac{1}{e^2}x + \frac{2}{e}
\]
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