SOLUTION: Find an equation of the tangent line to the graph of the function f(x) = 4/x^2+2 at x=0

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Question 1184925: Find an equation of the tangent line to the graph of the function f(x) = 4/x^2+2 at x=0
Answer by greenestamps(13200) About Me  (Show Source):
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(1) Find the derivative of the function and evaluate the derivative at x=0 to find the slope of the tangent at x=0.

(2) Evaluate the function at x=0 to find the coordinates of the point of tangency.

(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.

We can't do the work for you because we aren't sure what the function is. It looks like

4/x^2+2 = 4%2Fx%5E2%2B2

but you probably meant

4/(x^2+2) = 4%2F%28x%5E2%2B2%29