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(B) Given the curve equation is $x^{2} = -4y$. Differentiating both sides with respect to $x$,we get $2x = -4 \frac{dy}{dx}$. Thus,$\frac{dy}{dx} = -\

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$2x - y + 4 = 0$

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(B) Given the curve equation is $x^{2} = -4y$. Differentiating both sides with respect to $x$,we get $2x = -4 \frac{dy}{dx}$. Thus,$\frac{dy}{dx} = -\frac{x}{2}$. The slope of the tangent at point $P(-4, -4)$ is $m = -\frac{-4}{2} = 2$. The equation of the tangent line passing through $P(x_1, y_1) = (-4, -4)$ with slope $m = 2$ is given by $y - y_1 = m(x - x_1)$. Substituting the values,we get $y - (-4) = 2(x - (-4))$. $y + 4 = 2(x + 4)$. $y + 4 = 2x + 8$. $2x - y + 4 = 0$. Therefore,the correct option is $B$.

The equation of the tangent at $P(-4, -4)$ on the curve $x^{2} = -4y$ is

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