Equation of the tangent to a curve

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Homework Statement



y = secx
find the equation of the tangent to the curve at x = -9pi/4 and -7pi/4


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the derivative is secxtanx. do I just subsitute in the values -9pi/4 and then -7pi/4 to get the answer to the slope then what?


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