What is the tangent line to the curve y = x^3+4x+5 at the point where x = 2?
First, we must find the value of y when x = 2.
y = x3+4x+5 = (2)3+4(2)+5 = 21
Then we must find the gradient of the tangent line. This can be done by differentiating y with respect to x and substituting x = 2.
dy/dx = 3x2+4 = 3(2)2+4 = 16
Now that we have a point (2,21) and the gradient (m = 16) of our tangent line, we can find the equation of the tangent using the formula:
y-y1 = m(x-x1)
y-21 = 16(x-2)
y = 16x-32+21
Thus y = 16x-11 is the equation of the tangent
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