How do you find the equation of the

Kali Thomas

Kali Thomas

Answered question

2022-04-18

How do you find the equation of the tangent line to the curve y=5x2x3 at (1,3)?

Answer & Explanation

Dallelopeelvep2yc

Dallelopeelvep2yc

Beginner2022-04-19Added 15 answers

Explanation:
Given: y=5x2x3. Find tangent line at (1,3).
Find 1st derivative - the slope function:
y=56x2
Find the slope at x=1:
slope =m=y(1)=56(1)2=1
The tangent line can be found using: yy1=m(xx1)
y-3=-1(x-1)
y-3=-x+1
y=-x+1+3
y=-x+4

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