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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Find the point(s) where the tangent to the graph of f(x) = -x + 2/(x^2) is horizontal.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Would the x of this be the one that makes the derivative = 0?

OpenStudy (mathmate):

exactly!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

My god, I can be taught!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Just to check, do I then plug that x into the original equation to get the y?

OpenStudy (mathmate):

Sorry, I was offline. :) Yes, this too. So find the values of x0 where f'(x0)=0, and find the corresponding points will then be (x0, f(x0)).

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