What is the equation of the line tangent to # f(x)=2x^3-x^2+3x # at # x=3 #?
2 Answers
The equation is
Explanation:
We calculate the first derivative
The equation of the tangent is
The tangent is
graph{(y-2x^3-x^2+2x)(y-51x+99)=0 [-37.5, 35.6, -4.3, 32.23]}
Explanation:
When finding the tangent/normal to a line, you always have to find the gradient first.
The equation:
At
To find the equation of the tangent, you need to use the format
At (3 , 54) the equation of the tangent would be:
Simplify it by expanding the brackets on the right and the final answer will be