Consider the function f(x) = x³ +1. (a) (2 pts.) Calculate the equation for the tangent line to the graph of f at x = a. (b) (4 pts.) Using part (a), find the tangent line to the graph that passes through the origin. At what point is this line tangent to the graph of f?
Consider the function f(x) = x³ +1. (a) (2 pts.) Calculate the equation for the tangent line to the graph of f at x = a. (b) (4 pts.) Using part (a), find the tangent line to the graph that passes through the origin. At what point is this line tangent to the graph of f?
Trigonometry (MindTap Course List)
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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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