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Let f(x)=(x^2+1)*(2x-3)
Find the equation of the line tangent to the graph of f(x) at x=3.
Find the value(s) of x where the tangent line is horizontal.
a)
we have
put x = 3,
now,
the slope of the tangent line is,
slope at x = 3,
the equation of the tangent line is,
put the x0 = 3, y0 = 30 and m = 38,
b)
m=0 for the tangent line is horizontal,
we know that,
so,
hence no any real value of x where the tangent line is horizontal