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OpenStudy (chris215):

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OpenStudy (princeharryyy):

b=0, m=2

OpenStudy (freckles):

you want it to be continuous at x=3 and smooth at x=3 so you want x^2=mx+b as x approaches 3 and you want (x^2)'=(mx+b)' as x approaches 3

OpenStudy (freckles):

(x^2)'=(mx+b)' as x approaches 3 means find the derivative then plug in 3

OpenStudy (chris215):

is the derivatie 2x?

OpenStudy (freckles):

sorry I didn't get a notification

OpenStudy (freckles):

the derivative of x^2 is 2x and the derivative of mx+b is m

OpenStudy (freckles):

so you have 2x=m as x approaches 3 so m=?

OpenStudy (freckles):

after you find m replace the m in ... "so you want x^2=mx+b as x approaches 3 " and solve for b

OpenStudy (chris215):

is m=6?

OpenStudy (freckles):

yes m=2*3=6

OpenStudy (freckles):

so now you solve for b: x^2=6x+b as x approaches 3

OpenStudy (chris215):

so b= -12?

OpenStudy (freckles):

3^2=6(3)+b 9=18+b I think b is -9

OpenStudy (freckles):

oh I see what you did 3^2 is not 3*2 3^2 is 3*3

OpenStudy (chris215):

thank you!!

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