EXAMPLE 2 Vertical and horizontal tangent lines Find the points on the interval -TS0 S T at which the cardioid r = tangent line. f(0) = 1 – cos 0 has a vertical or horizontal

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What is the slope of the line tangent to the cardioid in Example 2 at the point corresponding to θ = π/4?

EXAMPLE 2 Vertical and horizontal tangent lines Find the points on the interval
-TS0 S T at which the cardioid r =
tangent line.
f(0) = 1 – cos 0 has a vertical or horizontal
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