y= -2(1/4)-x+3 +1   a) Graph the function using a suitable scale and any means at your disposal.  b) Draw the secants from the y-intercept to each of the point on the curve ending at x = 3, 2, 1, 0.1.  c) Determine the equations of each of the secants constructed in part (b).  d) Determine the equation of the tangent at the y-intercept in simplified form

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y= -2(1/4)-x+3 +1

 

a) Graph the function using a suitable scale and any means at your disposal. 
b) Draw the secants from the y-intercept to each of the point on the curve ending at x = 3, 2, 1, 0.1. 
c) Determine the equations of each of the secants constructed in part (b). 
d) Determine the equation of the tangent at the y-intercept in simplified form.

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