Calculus 8th Edition

Published by Cengage
ISBN 10: 1285740629
ISBN 13: 978-1-28574-062-1

Chapter 2 - Derivatives - Review - Exercises - Page 197: 48

Answer

$y=-1$

Work Step by Step

The equation of the tangent line to $f$ at $(0,-1)$ is: $$y=-1+f'(0)(x-0)$$ $$f'(x)=\frac{2x(x^{2}+1)-(x^{2}-1)2x}{(x^{2}+1)^{2}}$$ $$f'(0)=\frac{2\cdot (0)(0^{2}+1)-(0^{2}-1)2(0)}{(0^{2}+1)^{2}}=0$$ so: $$y=-1+f'(0)(x-0) \to y=-1+0(x-0) \to y=-1$$ so the tangent line is: $$y=-1$$
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