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Tangent through the origin to an exponential curve
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Past exam of the mathematics course of the year 1 of the natural sciences course of the University of Cambridge
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2007
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Paper 1
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Section A
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11
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a
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If
tangency
occurs at
x
∗
, the
slope
must satisfy both
k
=
2
e
2
x
∗
and
k
x
∗
=
e
2
x
∗
. Eliminating
k
gives
2
x
∗
=
1
, so the
tangent through the origin to an exponential curve
has
k
=
2
e
.
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