SOLUTION: Determine the equation of the tangent to the curve f(x) = (2x^2 - 1)^-5 at x = 1. Leave your final answer at standard form.

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Question 1163275: Determine the equation of the tangent to the curve f(x) = (2x^2 - 1)^-5 at x = 1. Leave your final answer at standard form.
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Find the coordinates of the point of tangency:



Let , then , then



Then



So write a linear equation that represents a line that goes through the point (1,1) with a slope of -24.


John

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