1. \( f(x)=\sqrt{x+3} \) a. Find the slope of the tangent line at \( a=1 \) b. Find the equation of the tangent line at \( a=1 \) \[ \begin{array}{l} \text { Use } m_{\text {tan }}=\lim _{h \rightarrow 0} \frac{f(a+h)-f(a)}{h} \\ m_{\text {fan }}=\lim _{h \rightarrow 0} \frac{\sqrt{4+h}-2}{h} \cdot \frac{\sqrt{4+h}+2}{\sqrt{4+h}+2}=\lim _{n \rightarrow 0} \frac{4+h-4}{h(\sqrt{4+n}+2)}=\lim _{h \rightarrow 0} \frac{1}{\sqrt{4+h}+2}=\frac{1}{4} \\ y-2=\frac{1}{4}(x-1) \\ y=\frac{1}{4} x-\frac{1}{4}+\frac{8}{4} \end{array} \]
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