document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1184925>Question 1184925</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find an equation of the tangent line to the graph of the function f(x) = 4/x^2+2 at x=0 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "(1) Find the derivative of the function and evaluate the derivative at x=0 to find the slope of the tangent at x=0.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2) Evaluate the function at x=0 to find the coordinates of the point of tangency.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3) Use the slope from (1) and the point from (2) in the point-slope form of a line to get the equation of the tangent.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "We can't do the work for you because we aren't sure what the function is.  It looks like<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "4/x^2+2 = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%2Fx%5E2%2B2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%2Fx%5E2%2B2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "but you probably meant<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "4/(x^2+2) = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%2F%28x%5E2%2B2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%2F%28x%5E2%2B2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br><BR>\n" );
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