
Yefim S. answered 05/25/21
Math Tutor with Experience
Horizontal tangent line has slope m = 0. But m = f' = 0;
f' = 1 - 2sinx = 0; sinx = 1/2; x = π/6 + 2πn or x = 5π/6 + 2πn
At these points tangent lines horizontal
Elaina B.
asked 05/25/21For what value(s) of x does the graph of the function f(x)=x+2 cos x have a horizontal tangent line? Justify your answer analytically (that is, without the use of graphing software)
Yefim S. answered 05/25/21
Math Tutor with Experience
Horizontal tangent line has slope m = 0. But m = f' = 0;
f' = 1 - 2sinx = 0; sinx = 1/2; x = π/6 + 2πn or x = 5π/6 + 2πn
At these points tangent lines horizontal
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