Calculus 10th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1-28505-709-0
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Chapter 5 - Logarithmic, Exponential, and Other Transcendental Functions - 5.4 Exercises - Page 352: 56

Answer

$y=-2x+1$

Work Step by Step

$f(x)=e^{-2x}$ $(0,1)$ $f’(x)=-2e^{-2x}$ $f’(0)=M=-2e^{-2(0)}$ $M=-2$ Equation of Tangent: $y-1=-2(x-0)$ $y=-2x+1$
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