Find a unit vector parallel to the tangent line of y = x at (2,8). What angle does this vector make with a horizontal line in the positive direction?

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Problem 34CT: Find a unit vector u in the direction of v=i+j
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Find a unit vector parallel to the tangent line of y = x at (2,8). What angle does this
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