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Equation of the tangent line to the curve on a given point

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

 

y= x^3 - 3x + 1           (2,3) 

asked Jul 9, 2013 in CALCULUS by linda Scholar

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Given curve is

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slope

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Differentiate the given equation with respective to x

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Substitute the value of x is 2

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Equation of tangent line is

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Slope m = 9 and point   image

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Therefore the equation of tangent line is

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answered Jul 9, 2013 by jouis Apprentice

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