Linearization and tangent lines

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This is a general question, but what is the difference between finding the linearization and the tangent line to the same curve? And what about at a specific point?
 
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I would say linearization and tangent line mean the same thing. But that's just me.
 

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There are two things I don't understand about this problem. First, when finding the nth root of a number, there should in theory be n solutions. However, the formula produces n+1 roots. Here is how. The first root is simply ##\left(r\right)^{\left(\frac{1}{n}\right)}##. Then you multiply this first root by n additional expressions given by the formula, as you go through k=0,1,...n-1. So you end up with n+1 roots, which cannot be correct. Let me illustrate what I mean. For this...
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