Calculus: Early Transcendentals 9th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1337613924
ISBN 13: 978-1-33761-392-7

Chapter 3 - Review - True-False Quiz - Page 269: 14

Answer

False

Work Step by Step

False. Find the slope of the tangent line to the parabola at $x=-2$: $m=\frac{dy}{dx}|_{x=-2}$ $m=2x|_{x=-2}$ $m=2\cdot (-2)$ $m=-4$ Write the equation of the tangent line to $y=x^2$ at $(-2,4)$: $y-4=-4(x-(-2))$ $y-4=-4(x+2)$ So, the statement is not true.
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