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Find the equation of the line tangent at the point (4,1).

Given: sqrt(y) + x(y^2) =5

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The equation of line tangential to a curve at a given point is found.

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Write the equation into:
xy^2 = 5 - y^1/2
note: "^" means to the power ...

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