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how to find the tangent line at (0,0) for the graph of y=sinx and is the slope of that line positive or negative and why?

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  • J
    Lv 7
    4 years ago

    y=x

    goes from lower left to upper right with slope 1

    just look at the graph of y=sinx and its symmetry to see this

  • ?
    Lv 6
    4 years ago

    Gradient of any tangent line to the function y = sin(x):

    y' = cos(x).

    When x = 0, cos(0) = 1.

    Equation of the line passing through (0,0), with gradient equal to 1:

    y - 0 = 1 * (x - 0).

    y = x (Answer).

    Graph: https://www.desmos.com/calculator/h3oo7kgxy3

  • 4 years ago

    Differentiate

    y = SinX

    dy/dx = CosX (The slope)

    When x = 0

    dy/dx = Cos(0) = >

    dy/dx = 1 (The slope of the curve Sine at x = 0 )

    Since Cos(0) = (+)1 then the slope is positive

    Hence the tangent line is

    y - 0 = 1( x - 0 )

    y = x The tangent line of the Sine curve at ( 0,0)

  • ?
    Lv 7
    4 years ago

    y = sin x

    y' = cos x

    the slope of tangent line where x = 0:

    y' = cos 0 = +1

    Equation of the tangent line:

    y - 0 = 1(x - 0)

    y = x

  • ted s
    Lv 7
    4 years ago

    tsk...can't differentiate ? y ' = cos x , at x = 0 we have y' = 1 > 0 and T line is : y - sin 0 = { 1 } [ x - 0 ]

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