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: 60

Answer

$y=0$

Work Step by Step

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