Horizontal tangent on implicit curve: Occurs where dy/dx = 0, meaning the numerator of the dy/dx expression is zero while the denominator is nonzero.
How to apply it: Set the numerator of dy/dx equal to zero and verify the denominator is nonzero at that point.
Course: AP Calculus BC · Unit: Differentiation: Composite, Implicit, and Inverse Functions
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