document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=907012>Question 907012</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the equation of the tangent to the parabola y^2=12x at the point (2, 5) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "y^2=12x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2ydy = 12dx<BR>\n" );
document.write( "dy/dx = 6/y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y'(5) = 6/5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y-5 = (6/5)*(x-2) is the tangent at (2,5) </SPAN>\n" );
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