Consider the following function. f(x) = ;x = 1 (a) Use any method to estimate the slope of the tangent to the graph of the given function at the point with the given x-coordinate. (Round your answer to three decimal places.) (b) Find an equation of the tangent line in part (a). HINT [See Example 2(b).] y = Sketch the curve together with the appropriate tangent line.

Consider the following function. f(x) = ;x = 1 (a) Use any method to estimate the slope of the tangent to the graph of the given function at the point with the given x-coordinate. (Round your answer to three decimal places.) (b) Find an equation of the tangent line in part (a). HINT [See Example 2(b).] y = Sketch the curve together with the appropriate tangent line.

Trigonometry (MindTap Course List)

10th Edition

ISBN:9781337278461

Author:Ron Larson

Publisher:Ron Larson

Chapter6: Topics In Analytic Geometry

Section6.2: Introduction To Conics: parabolas

Problem 4ECP: Find an equation of the tangent line to the parabola y=3x2 at the point 1,3.

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