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Find the slope and equation of the tangent line to the graph of the function at the given value of x.
f(x)=x^4-20x^2+64;x=-1
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Duane
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the curve: (x)(y^2)-(x^3)(y)=6
(dy/dx)=(3(x^2)y-(y^2))/(2xy-(x^3)) a) find all points on the curve whose x-coordinate is 1 and
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Stephanie
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Let f be the function defined by f(x) = 2{x^3} - 4x + 1. Which of the following is an equation of the line tangent to the graph
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qwenie
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A line in the first quadrant is tangent to the graph of y=1/x^2. How can we minimize the area between the line and the axes?
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Cristy
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Which of the following four fundamental funtions have the same tangent line at x = 0 Ans:_________________ ?
y = x, y = x2, y =
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sarah
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Find an equation of the tangent line to the curve at
y = cosx - sinx (pi, -1) I found y'= -sinx - cosx and used the equation of
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Daniel
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Find an equation of the tangent line to the given curve at the given point
y=(1/cosx)-2cosx at((pi/3),1) y'=0+2sinx slope = √3
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sh
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Use the four-step process to find the slope of the tangent line to the graph of the given function at any point. (Simplify your
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dan
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Find an equation of the tangent line to the curve at the given point.
y = sec x, (π/3, 2)
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Anonymous
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what is the equation of the tangent line that passes through
X^(1/4) + y^(1/4) =4 at the point (16,16) please give the equation
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smokey
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In this problem we consider drawing some straight lines which form a nice pattern. Consider joining the point (0.1,0) to the
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Alex
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Consider line segments which are tangent to a point on the right half (x>0) of the curve y = x^2 + 1 and connect the tangent
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Hal
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Find the points on the graph y = -x^3 + 6x^2 at which the tangent line is horizontal.
I found -x^2 + 4 = 0 are the points [4,32]
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heather
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find an equation of the tangent line to the curve at y=2x^3+5x, (-1, 3)
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vicki
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question: find the points at which the graph of x^2 -4x + y62 -6y =12 has a vertical or horizontal tangent line.
I found the
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alison
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What is the slope of the tangent line to the graph at f(x)=x^2-5 at the point (2,-1)?
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hhhhh
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Let A, B, C, and D be points on a circle such that AB = 15 and CD = 21. Point P is on segment AB with AP = 8, and Q is on
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Dog_Lover
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Find the slope of the tangent to the curve y^2=x^3/(xy+6) at (6,3)
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Ana
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Find an equation of the tangent line to the graph of the function f defined by the following equation at the indicated point.
(x
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Anonymous
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find the points at which the graph of 4x^2 - 4x + 12y^2 -6y = 10 has a vertical and horizontal tangent line.
For the vertical
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kaley
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Find the values of θ at which there are horizontal tangent lines on the graph of r = 1 + sin θ
a) π/2, 3π/2, π/6, 5π/6 b)
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Alice
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Find the equation of the tangent line to the curve (a lemniscate) 2(x^2+y^2)^2 = 25(x^2-y^2) at the point ( -3 , -1 )
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Kevin
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Let f(x)=9sinx/2sinx+4cosx
Then f'(x)=________ . The equation of the tangent line to y=f(x) at a= pi/2 can be written in the form
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Justin
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Find the equation of the tangent line to the curve y=2sinx at the point ((pi/6), 1). The equation of the tangent line can be
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Anonymous
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Find the equation of the tangent line to the curve y=6tanx at the point (pi/4,6). The equation of this tangent line can be
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kwack
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The point P = (4, 3) lies on the circle x2 + y2 = 25. Find an equation for the line that is tangent to the circle at P. This
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Matilda
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Determine the points on the graph of y= cos2x - cos x,x E [0,2pi], where the tangent is horizontal .
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Lisa
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Use the four-step process to find the slope of the tangent line to the graph of the function at the given point and determine an
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asked by
Duane
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Find an equation for the tangent line to the
graph of f at the point P = (−1, f(−1)) when f(x) = 4x + 1 3x + 1
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Anonymous
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For what values of theta, on the polar curve r=theta, 0<=theta<=2pi, are there horizontal tangent curves? Vertical?
I got one
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Anonymous
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Find an equation of the tangent line to the graph of f at the given point.
f(x) = x + (4/x), (4,5) I tried using the limit
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Tyler
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For which point(s) on the graph of f(x)=5x/(x+2) is the slope of the tangent 2/5?
a) (-3,15) b) (7, 35/9) c) (3,3) and (-7,7) d)
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Jake
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If the tangent line to y = f(x) at (4, 3) passes through the point (0, 2), find f(4) and f'(4).
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Jake
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Find an equation of the line that is tangent to the graph of f and parallel to the given line.
Funtion: f(x)=1/sqrt(x-1) Line:
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Liz
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An equation of the tangent line to the curve y=f(x)=x(4cosx−6sinx) at the point (3f(3)) is
y =? Note: Please follow these
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Sam
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Circle G with center O is tangential to PA at A . Line PO extended intersects G at B (PO<PB ). C is a point on AB such that PC
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Andy
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Find the points at which the relation 3x^2-2xy+y^2=24 has a vertical or horizontal tangent line.
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Mary
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Could I please get some help for these 3 questions, apologies for asking so many, but they were the ones I was really unsure of:
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Bob
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Describe the slope of the tangent line to the curve defined by x 2 + xy - y 2 = 5 when x = 2.
positive negative zero undefined
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shira
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The angle which the tangent to the curve at the point (2, 5) makes with the horizontal
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John
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Find the slope m of the tangent line to the graph of the function at the given point and determine an equation of the tangent
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Tee
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Consider the function.
f (x) = 5x3 + 3x (a) Compute the derivative at x = 3 using the limit definition. f '(3) = (b) Find an
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asked by
Irene
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Can someone help me with this problem?
Find the equation of the tangent line to the curve: f(x)=x^2, a. Parallel to the line y =
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asked by
Branden
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Determine an equation of the tangent line to the curve of f (x) = 3e^4x − 3 at the point where the curve crosses the y-axis.
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Anonymous
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Given that y=x^(5/2)- x^(-1/2) .
a) Find the coordinates where the tangent line is parallel to the line y-4x-4=0. b) Find the
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Alia
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Find the equation of tangent line to the curve
Y=2/x^2+x At the point where x=1
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asked by
pinki
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I am trying to find equation of the tangent line to the curve 2/(1-3x) at x=0 using the definition.
I applied it into the formula
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Daniel
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Find an equation of the tangent line to the graph of the function f defined by the following equation at the indicated point.
(x
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asked by
Ant
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find the points on a graph of f where the tangent line is horizontal.
f(x)= x^3 - 18x^2 (x,y)= (smaller x value) (x,y)= (larger x
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asked by
Eve
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Find the equation of the tangent to the curve y=3x^2+4x which makes a 45 degree angle with the negative x-axis
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Min-Gyu
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