Are there any points on the graph of the equation at which the tangent line is horizontal?
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x 3 + y 3 − 3 x y + 3 = 0 d x d y = 3 x 2 + 3 y 2 d x d y − 3 y − 3 x d x d y = 0 d x d y ( 3 y 2 − 3 x ) = 3 y − 3 x 2 d x d y = ( 3 y 2 − 3 x ) 3 y − 3 x 2 = y 2 − x y − x 2 0 = y 2 − x y − x 2 0 = y − x 2 x 2 = y x 3 + ( x 2 ) 3 − 3 x ( x 2 ) + 3 = 0 ( x 3 ) 2 − 2 x 3 + 3 = 0 x 3 = 2 2 ± 4 − 1 2 = 2 2 ± − 8
No real solutions, therefore no horizontal tangents.