SOLUTION: prove that y=x-3 is a tangent to the curve y=x^2-5x+6.

SOLUTION: prove that y=x-3 is a tangent to the curve y=x^2-5x+6.

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Question 156833: prove that y=x-3 is a tangent to the curve y=x^2-5x+6.
Answer by checkley77(12844) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
y=x-3 (red line)
y=x^2-5x+6 (green curve)
(graph 300x200 pixels, x from -6 to 5, y from -10 to 10, of TWO functions x -3 and x^2 -5x +6).
A picture is worth many calculations.
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