The equation is
.
Apply derivative on each side with respect to
.

Power rule of the derivative :
.


.
Consider the point of tangency be
.
Slope of the tangent line is the derivative of the equation at the point of tangency.
\
.
Point slope form of line equation is
.
Substitute
and point
in the point slope form.
Tangent line of the equation :
.
Tangent line of the equation :
.
Find the
- intercept by substituting
in the tangent line equation.

The
- intercept is
.
Find the
- intercept by substituting
in the tangent line equation.

The
- intercept is
.
The sum of the
and
-intercepts is

Substitute
in the above equation.

Therefore sum of the
and
intercepts is equal to the constant
.
The sum of
and
intercepts of the tangent
is
.