Find an equation for the tangent line to the curve y = 2/x at the point (2, 1) on this curve.
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The derivative of a function at a point gives the slope of the tangent line at that point. To differentiate \(y = \frac{2}{x}\), we can rewrite it as \(y = 2x^{-1}\). Show more…
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