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Find a unit vector that is parallel to the line tangent to the parabola y = x^2 at the point (4, 16).
8 years ago

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Steve
the slope at (4,16) is 8.
So, the tangent vector is

i + 8j

The unit vector is just that, divided by the length: √65
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