A normal with prescribed gradient

A normal with prescribed gradient

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The normal to y=x2+bx at x=1 has gradient - 14. Find b and the equation of this normal.

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Answer:\(b=2\); \(y=-\dfrac14x+\dfrac{13}{4}\).

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