There are two lines passing through the point (5,-1) that are tangent to the parabola y = -x^2+4x. What is the slope of the line with the larger slope?

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Section6.2: Introduction To Conics: parabolas
Problem 4ECP: Find an equation of the tangent line to the parabola y=3x2 at the point 1,3.
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There are two lines passing through the point (5,-1) that are tangent to the parabola y = -x^2+4x.
What is the slope of the line with the larger slope?

Question 18 There are two lines passing through the point (5, – 1) that are tangent to the parabola y = -x² +4x.
What is the slope of the line with the larger slope?
(а) —4
(b) –3
(с) —2
(d) –
(e) none of these
Transcribed Image Text:Question 18 There are two lines passing through the point (5, – 1) that are tangent to the parabola y = -x² +4x. What is the slope of the line with the larger slope? (а) —4 (b) –3 (с) —2 (d) – (e) none of these
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