What is the y-intercept of the tangent line to at ?

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: C.

  1. Step 1: At , , so the point is . The derivative is , giving slope . Step 2. Tangent line equation is . The y-intercept is . **Answer: . Why not the others:** is the value of at ; and result from miscalculating the tangent line equation.

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