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Complete the square and find the tangent line
Yes I got a parabola as well, and Alright I'll take another look and see. The main thing I am getting stuck on is completing the square, my teacher gave me the answer without me fully understanding how to get it. He told me it was f(x)=4(x+(1/4))2-(1/4) ...that being the completed square- xjgrox
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Complete the square and find the tangent line
Thanks for the link but I'm still having a difficult time understanding this- xjgrox
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- Forum: Calculus and Beyond Homework Help
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Complete the square and find the tangent line
I'm having a hard time solving this problem and was wondering if someone could explain to me how to solve it. Math isn't my strong point so be as noob friendly as possible...Thanks! So the function is f(x)=4x2+2x , a=-2 First I'm supposed to complete the square and graph it(Yes I looked online...- xjgrox
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