Calculus: Early Transcendentals (2nd Edition)

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Chapter 3 - Derivatives - 3.1 Introducing the Derivative - 3.1 Execises - Page 133: 12

Answer

\[\begin{align} & {{m}_{\tan }}=0 \\ & y=5 \\ \end{align}\]

Work Step by Step

\[\begin{align} & f\left( x \right)=5;\text{ }P\left( 1,5 \right) \\ & \text{a}\text{. Using the definition }\left( \text{1} \right) \\ & {{m}_{\tan }}=\underset{x\to a}{\mathop{\lim }}\,\frac{f\left( x \right)-f\left( a \right)}{x-a} \\ & \text{Let }a=1 \\ & {{m}_{\tan }}=0 \\ & \\ & \text{b}\text{. The equation of the tangent line at}\left( 1,5 \right)\text{ is} \\ & y-f\left( a \right)={{m}_{\tan }}\left( x-a \right) \\ & y-5=0\left( x-1 \right) \\ & y=5 \\ & \\ & \text{c}\text{. Graph} \\ \end{align}\]
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