Single Variable Calculus, Chapter 7, 7.3-2, Section 7.3-2, Problem 52
Determine the equation of the tangent line to the curve $\displaystyle xe^y + ye^x = 1$ at the point $(0,1)$
Solving for the slope
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\begin{equation}
\begin{aligned}
& \frac{d}{dx} (xe^y) + \frac{d}{dx} (ye^x) = \frac{d}{dx} (1)
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& \left[ (x) \frac{d}{dx} (e^y) + (e^y) \frac{d}{dx} (x) \right] + \left[ (y) \frac{d}{dx} (e^x) + (e^x) \frac{d}{dx} (y) \right] = 0
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& x e^y \frac{dy}{dx} + e^y + ye^x + e^x \frac{dy}{dx} = 0
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& xe^y y^1 + e^y + ye^x + e^x y^1 = 0
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& xe^y y^1 + e^xy^1 = -e^y - ye^x
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& y^1 (xe^y + e^x) = -e^y - ye^x
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& y^1 = \frac{-e^y - ye^x}{xe^y + e^x}
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& y^1 = \frac{-e^1 - 1 (e^0)}{0 (e^1) + e^0}
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& y^1 = \frac{-e^1 - 1}{0 + 1}
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& y^1 = -e - 1
\end{aligned}
\end{equation}
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Using Point Slope Form
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\begin{equation}
\begin{aligned}
y - y_1 =& m(x - x_1)
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y - 1 =& (-e - 1) (x - 0)
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y =& x (-e - 1) + 1
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y =& 1 - x (e + 1)
\end{aligned}
\end{equation}
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