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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Find the equation of the tangent to the curve y= 4x-tanx at the point where x=pi/4. I tried finding the first derivative and then plugging in values but even my slope is wrong.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

you need the first derivative for the slope, not the second

OpenStudy (anonymous):

sorry i meant first derivative.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

did you get\[y'=4-\sec^2(x)\]?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes. then i turned it into y'= 4- cosx/sinx and plugged in pi/4

OpenStudy (anonymous):

that is your mistake

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[\sec^2(x)=\frac{1}{\cos^2(x)}\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

you were thinking of cotangent , not cosecant

OpenStudy (anonymous):

now it should work out, right?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OMG silly error. aha yeah , thanks!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yw

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