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OpenStudy (anonymous):

if f(2)=3 and f'(2)=5 find and equation of the tangent line and the normal line to the graph of y=f(x)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

you have the point and the slope, so use the point - slope formula \[y-y_1=m(x-x_1)\] with \[m=5, x_1=2,y_1=3\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

how do you know that the slope is 5?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

because the derivative is the slope of the tangent like. or rather the derivative gives the slope of the tangent line

OpenStudy (anonymous):

you are told \[f'(2)=5\] which means at \[(2,3)\] the slope of the tangent line is 5

OpenStudy (anonymous):

okay thanks a lot what is the difference between f(x) and f'(x)?

OpenStudy (riley):

. . . f'(x) is the derivative of f(x) . . . By asking that you basically just told Satellite that you weren't listening to a word he was saying when he was wasting his time trying to explain the problem to you. -_-'

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