a. Find an equation of the line tangent to the given curve at a. b. Use a
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a. Find an equation of the line tangent to the given curve at a.
b. Use a graphing utility to graph the curve and the tangent line on the same set of axes.
y = -3x2 + 2; a = 1
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Calculus Early Transcendentals
ISBN: 978-0321947345
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