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Tangent Lines Date________________ Period____

For each problem, find the equation of the line tangent to the function at the given point. Your answer
should be in slope-intercept form.

1) y = x 3 − 3 x 2 + 2 at (3, 2)
8
y
2) y = − 2
5
x +1
at −1, −
5
2 ( )
y
6 6

4 4

2 2

−4 −2 2 4 6 8 10 x −8 −6 −4 −2 2 4 6 x
−2 −2

−4 −4

−6 −6

−8 −8

−10

3) y = x 3 − 2 x 2 + 2 at (2, 2)
4) y = − 2
3
x − 25
at −4,
1
3 ( )

3 1
5) y = − 2
at (1, 1) 6) y = (5 x + 5) 2
at (4, 5)
x −4

7) y = ln (− x) at (−2, ln 2) 8) y = −2tan ( x) at (−π, 0)

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 Kuta Software - Infinite Calculus Name___________________________________

Tangent Lines Date________________ Period____

For each problem, find the equation of the line tangent to the function at the given point. Your answer
should be in slope-intercept form.

1) y = x 3 − 3 x 2 + 2 at (3, 2)
8
y
2) y = − 2
5
x +1
at −1, −
5
2 ( )
y
6 6

4 4

2 2

−4 −2 2 4 6 8 10 x −8 −6 −4 −2 2 4 6 x
−2 −2

−4 −4

−6 −6

−8 −8

−10
y = 9 x − 25
5
y=− x−5
2

3) y = x 3 − 2 x 2 + 2 at (2, 2)
y = 4x − 6
4) y = − 2
3
x − 25
at −4,
1
3 ( )
8 23
y=− x−
27 27

3 1
5) y = − 2
at (1, 1) 6) y = (5 x + 5) 2
at (4, 5)
x −4
2 1 1
y= x+ y= x+3
3 3 2

7) y = ln (− x) at (−2, ln 2) 8) y = −2tan ( x) at (−π, 0)

1 y = −2 x − 2π
y = − x + ln 2 − 1
2

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