17. a. Find the equation of the line tangent to the function at the given value of x. b. Use a graphing utility to plot the curve and the tangent line. y = cot x; x = 7

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17. a. Find the equation of the line tangent to the function at the given value of x.
b. Use a graphing utility to plot the curve and the tangent line.
y = cot x; x=5
a. The equation of the tangent line is
(Type an exact answer, using a as needed.)
b. Graph the function and the tangent line on the same graph. Choose the correct answer below. All graphs are shown in a
[- 27,27,7/2] by [ - 4,4,1] window.
A.
В.
Transcribed Image Text:17. a. Find the equation of the line tangent to the function at the given value of x. b. Use a graphing utility to plot the curve and the tangent line. y = cot x; x=5 a. The equation of the tangent line is (Type an exact answer, using a as needed.) b. Graph the function and the tangent line on the same graph. Choose the correct answer below. All graphs are shown in a [- 27,27,7/2] by [ - 4,4,1] window. A. В.
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