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Exercise 21

Avg difficulty 2.5

Find the first derivative with respect to xx for each of the following functions and for each function find the equation of the tangent line at the stated value of xx. Make sure that you use appropriate techniques of differentiation.

f(x)=x3+x2x\fe{f}{x}=\dfrac{x^3+x^2}{x}; tangent line at 55

Simonds, Calculus Lab Manual, §5.12 Supplement, Exercise 21

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