Find the equation of a tangent line to a curve given by f(x) = 3x3 + 2x2 +x+1at x =1.

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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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Find the equation of a tangent line to a curve given by
f(x) = 3x3 + 2x2 +x+1at x =1.
Transcribed Image Text:Find the equation of a tangent line to a curve given by f(x) = 3x3 + 2x2 +x+1at x =1.
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We first find the slope of the tangent for which we need derivative of f(x).  Differentiating f(x) w.r.t. x we get:

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Now, slope is the value of f’(x) at the given point x = 1.

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Now, to find any one point on the tangent line, we consider the fact that tangent line is drawn at x=1. This point also lies on the curve and hence its y-coordinate is the value of f(x) at x=1. We get:

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