Consider f(x) = 5x-3 - 41/x^2 c) Find the equation of the tangent line at x = 2 to the graph of y = f(x) d) Use this tangent line to approximate f (2.03)

Calculus: Early Transcendentals
8th Edition
ISBN:9781285741550
Author:James Stewart
Publisher:James Stewart
Chapter1: Functions And Models
Section: Chapter Questions
Problem 1RCC: (a) What is a function? What are its domain and range? (b) What is the graph of a function? (c) How...
icon
Related questions
Question

Consider f(x) = 5x-3 - 41/x^2

c) Find the equation of the tangent line at x = 2 to the graph of y = f(x)

d) Use this tangent line to approximate f (2.03)

e) Find the x-intercept of the tangent line at x=2 to the graph of y = f(x)

4. Consider f(x) = 5x - 3-41
Transcribed Image Text:4. Consider f(x) = 5x - 3-41
Expert Solution
Step 1: Equation of the tangent line

Given: The equation fx=5x-3-41x2

c) Find the equation of the tangent line at x=2

d) Using the tangent line to approximate f2.03

e) Find the x-intercept of the tangent line at x=2

The equation of the tangent line point slope form is y-y1=mx-x1

where m=f'x represents the slope of the tangent line

The formula for linear approximation is Lx=fa+f'ax-a also fxLx

steps

Step by step

Solved in 5 steps

Blurred answer
Recommended textbooks for you
Calculus: Early Transcendentals
Calculus: Early Transcendentals
Calculus
ISBN:
9781285741550
Author:
James Stewart
Publisher:
Cengage Learning
Thomas' Calculus (14th Edition)
Thomas' Calculus (14th Edition)
Calculus
ISBN:
9780134438986
Author:
Joel R. Hass, Christopher E. Heil, Maurice D. Weir
Publisher:
PEARSON
Calculus: Early Transcendentals (3rd Edition)
Calculus: Early Transcendentals (3rd Edition)
Calculus
ISBN:
9780134763644
Author:
William L. Briggs, Lyle Cochran, Bernard Gillett, Eric Schulz
Publisher:
PEARSON
Calculus: Early Transcendentals
Calculus: Early Transcendentals
Calculus
ISBN:
9781319050740
Author:
Jon Rogawski, Colin Adams, Robert Franzosa
Publisher:
W. H. Freeman
Precalculus
Precalculus
Calculus
ISBN:
9780135189405
Author:
Michael Sullivan
Publisher:
PEARSON
Calculus: Early Transcendental Functions
Calculus: Early Transcendental Functions
Calculus
ISBN:
9781337552516
Author:
Ron Larson, Bruce H. Edwards
Publisher:
Cengage Learning