Calculus: Early Transcendentals 8th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1285741552
ISBN 13: 978-1-28574-155-0

Chapter 3 - Review - Exercises - Page 267: 61

Answer

tangent line: $y = -x+2$ normal line: $y = x+2$

Work Step by Step

$y = (2+x)e^{-x}$ $y' = e^{-x}-(2+x)e^{-x}$ We can find $y'$ when $x = 0$: $y' = e^{0}-(2+0)e^{0} = 1-2 = -1$ The tangent line has a slope of $-1$ at this point. We can find the equation of the tangent line: $y-2 = (-1)(x-0)$ $y = -x+2$ The normal line has a slope of $1$ at this point. We can find the equation of the normal line: $y-2 = (1)(x-0)$ $y = x+2$
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