
Single Variable Calculus
8th Edition
ISBN: 9781305266636
Author: James Stewart
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 9, Problem 6P
A subtangent is a portion of the x-axis that lies directly beneath the segment of a tangent line from the point of contact to the x-axis. Find the curves that pass through the point (c, 1) and whose subtangents all have length c.
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