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Asked by pinki

Find the equation of tangent line to the curve
Y=2/x^2+x
At the point where x=1
14 years ago

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Answered by Reiny
first find y for x=1, you now have a point

take the derivative, sub in x = 1 to get the slope

Now you have a point and a slope, use your method you learned to find the equation of the straight line.
14 years ago

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