Investigation Let
(a) The x intercept of the tangent line is
(b) The y-intercept of the tangent line is
(c) The x-intercept of the normal line is
(The normal line at a point is perpendicular to the tangent line at the point)
(d) The y-intercept of the normal line is
(e)
(f)
(g)
(h)
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