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Gilbert Strang, Calculus, 3rd edition (Wellesley-Cambridge Press; MIT OpenCourseWare RES.18-001) §2.3 The Slope and the Tangent Line, #13 · Calculus · Derivatives

The triangle between the tangent line and the axes always has area…

At $x = a$ on the graph of $y = 1/ x$ , compute
(a) the equation of the tangent line
(b) the points where that line crosses the axes.

The triangle between the tangent line and the axes always has area \_\_\_\_\_\_.

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Gilbert Strang, Calculus, 3rd edition (Wellesley-Cambridge Press; MIT OpenCourseWare RES.18-001) · §2.3 The Slope and the Tangent Line, #13

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