The function is .
Point on the graph of the function is .
If then
.
Point is .
Consider .
Apply derivative on each side with respect to .
Substitute in the above equation.
.
Slope of the tangent line is .
Point - slope form of line equation is .
Substitute and
in the point slope form.
The tangent line equation is .
The Area of the triangle formed by the tangent line passing through is
,
where is the
-intercept and b is the
-intercept.
The tangent line equation is .
Find the -intercept.
To find -intercept, substitute
in the line equation.
-intercept is
.
Find the -intercept.
To find -intercept, substitute
in the line equation.
-intercept is
.
Area of the triangle formed by the tangent line passing through is
Area of the triangle is .
Area of the triangle formed by the tangent line passing through is .