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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Why is 13 and -5 the wrong answer?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ill type it out if you cant see it

OpenStudy (amistre64):

cant see it

OpenStudy (anonymous):

where did you get the 13 from?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

take the derivative, replace x by 1 and you should get 10 if i am not mistaken

OpenStudy (anonymous):

For the function f(x) = 5x^2+3, find the equation of the tangent line to the graph of f at x=1. If the equation of the tangent line is written as: y=mx+b, what are m and b? m= b=

OpenStudy (amistre64):

find f(1) to establish the point and find f'(1) to establish a slope

OpenStudy (amistre64):

then y = mx + b y = f'(1)x -f'(1)+f(1)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i got 13 by getting 10(1)+3

OpenStudy (amistre64):

5(1)+3 = 8

OpenStudy (amistre64):

5(1^2) not= 10

OpenStudy (amistre64):

..... youre talking the derivative tho lol

OpenStudy (amistre64):

derivative of 5x^2+3 is 10x 10(1) = 10

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i am going to guess that the mistake was in taking the derivative and getting \[y'=10x+3\] instead of the correct \[y'=10x\] just a guess

OpenStudy (amistre64):

y = 10x -10+8 y = 10x -2

OpenStudy (anonymous):

what amistre said

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yeah my mistake was that i kept the 3 after taking the derivative

OpenStudy (amistre64):

\[D_x[5x^2+3]=Dx[5x^2]+Dx[3]=10x + 0\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thanks

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