(a)
To find: The method to approximate the tangent line at
(a)
Answer to Problem 75E
Take the points of the secant line very close to the point
Explanation of Solution
Calculation:
The secant line is the joining of two points on the curve and tangent line touches the curve at only one point.
To make the secant line to tangent line at
Therefore, Take the points of the secant line very close to the point
(b)
To find: The method of the exact slope of tangent line at
(b)
Answer to Problem 75E
The slope of the tangent line with the help of limit process is equal to
Explanation of Solution
Calculation:
The slope of the tangent line is the average rate of change of the values of function at two points very close to them.
Assume that the secant line that gets transformed into tangent line at
Now to change the secant line into tangent line, need to decrease the distance between the points i.e. need to decrease the value of
Therefore, the slope of the tangent line with the help of limit process is equal to
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