SOLUTION: Find the equation of the tangent and the normal : y=x²+1 at the point were x=1

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Question 814301: Find the equation of the tangent and the normal : y=x²+1 at the point were x=1
Answer by ewatrrr(24785)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
 
Hi,
y' = 2x , at x=1, m = 2,
tangent Line is (y-2) = 2(x-1) 0r y = 2x
The normal line to a curve perpendicular to the tangent:
(y-2) = (-1/2)(x-1)


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