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(a)
\The equation of the curve is
and the point is
.
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Differentiate on each side with respect to
.
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Slope of the tangent line is derivative of the function at the given point.
\Find the derivative of the function at
.

Slope of the tangent line is
.
\
Find the tangent line at
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Point slope form:
.
Substitute
and
in the above formula.

The tangent line equation is
.
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(b)
\Graph of the curve
and tangent line
.

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(a) The equation of a tangent line
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(b) Graph of the curve
and tangent line
.
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