document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1202241>Question 1202241</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Consider the function f(x) = x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2 − 1. Find the equation of the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "tangent to the graph of f(x) at x = 3. [NOTE: when calculating f<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It is about finding the derivative of the given function,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and usually people solve such problems using standard rules of Calculus,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "without using \"first principles\".\r<BR>\n" );
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