Here we’ll practice finding lines tangent to curves.

Consider
(a)
What is the equation of the secant line connecting the point to the point ?

The equation of this secant line is

(b)
Use the definition of the derivative to find the slope of the tangent line to at , and use this to find the equation of this tangent line.

The equation of this tangent line is

Consider
(a)
What is the equation of the secant line connecting the point to the point ?

The equation of this secant line is

(b)
Use the definition of the derivative to find the slope of the tangent line to at , and use this to find the equation of this tangent line.

The equation of this tangent line is

Consider
(a)
What is the equation of the secant line connecting the point to the point ?

The equation of this secant line is

(b)
Use the definition of the derivative to find the slope of the tangent line to at , and use this to find the equation of this tangent line.

The equation of this tangent line is