Question #500157

HELP with a calculus problem dealing with tangent lines to a function!?

consider the parabola y=x^2 a) show that the line through the point (3, -7) with a slope -2 is tangent to the parabola. b) find another line through (3, -7) that is tangent to the parabola. c) is there a third line through (3, -7) that is tangent to the parabola? justify your answer. if you could show me step by step how to solve this problem that would be great!! thank you so much!

2012-09-27 16:19:51

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