SOLUTION: Find the equation of the tangent and the normal : y=x²+1 at the point were x=1

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Question 814301: Find the equation of the tangent and the normal : y=x²+1 at the point were x=1
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi,

y=x%5E2+%2B1+  y' = 2x , at x=1, m = 2, 

tangent Line is (y-2) = 2(x-1) 0r  y = 2x 

The normal line to a curve perpendicular to the tangent:  

 (y-2) = (-1/2)(x-1)  y+=+-%281%2F2%29x+%2B+5%2F2+