Inactive Tutor answered 04/01/21
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y= x^2 +1
y' = 2x = f'(x)
M = f'(2) = 4
the tangent line has slope 4....
B = y - mx = 5 - (4)(2) = 5-8 = -3
the equation of the tangent line is y = 4x-3
Karim D.
asked 04/01/21Project: Find the slope of
a line tangent to the graph
of y=x^2+1 at ( 2, 5)
Inactive Tutor answered 04/01/21
y= x^2 +1
y' = 2x = f'(x)
M = f'(2) = 4
the tangent line has slope 4....
B = y - mx = 5 - (4)(2) = 5-8 = -3
the equation of the tangent line is y = 4x-3
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