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Finding the equation of the tangent line at a point

When a problem asks you to find the equation of the tangent line, you’ll always be asked to evaluate at the point where the tangent line intersects the graph. You’ll need to find the derivative, and evaluate at the given point.

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Equation of the tangent line using implicit differentiation

To find the equation of the tangent line using implicit differentiation, follow three steps. First differentiate implicitly, then plug in the point of tangency to find the slope, then put the slope and the tangent point into the point-slope formula.

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