Tangent to a Curve


	Show the tangent line at to the curve .
	Show the tangent line at to the curve .

	Contributed by: Stephen Wolfram

— coefficient of

—

-coordinate of the tangent point

Snapshot 1: The tangent line at

for

Snapshot 2: The tangent line at

for

Snapshot 3: The tangent line at

for

Tangent Line (Wolfram MathWorld)

"Tangent to a Curve" from The Wolfram Demonstrations Project
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Contributed by: Stephen Wolfram

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Calculus
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High School Calculus and Analytic Geometry
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