Homework Help: Calculus

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at 3:38pm.

Let f(x)= 6x+(4/x^2). Then the equation of the tangent line to the graph f(x) at the point (2,13) is give by y=mx+b

What is m? What is b?

Calculus - Steve, Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at 3:42pm
get f'
evaluate at x=2

Now you have a point and a slope. Use point-slope form, convert to slope-intercept form.

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