Find an equation of the tangent line to the curve at the given point.

Question

Find an equation of the tangent line to the curve at the given point.

f(x) = 3x² − x³,  (1, 2)



y = 

 

Answer 1

f'(x) = 6x - 3x²

f'(1) is the slope.

Use point-slope form from Algebra 1 to determine equation.