Given the curve f(x) = 4x^2 + 1, find the equation of the tangent line to the curve at the point x0 = 1. Notes: 1. Express your answer in the form y = mx + b (slope-intercept form) 2. You must use one of the definitions below for the slope of the tangent line. mtan = lim x->x0 (f(x) - f(x0)) / (x - x0) or mtan = lim h->0 (f(x0 + h) - f(x0)) / h
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