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Lincoy3304
Mar 12, 2023
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#1
Choose an arbitrary point on the curve y=1/x. Where will the line perpendicular to any tangent line of this curve intersect the other portion of the graph?
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Jomsup
Mar 14, 2023
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#2

Edited - Mar 14, 2023, 9:22 PM (PDT)

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Woollensock2
Mar 14, 2023
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#3
Post # 2 …..is absolutely correct, I’ve checked it out myself , and it all adds up nicely ! ✌️😾
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Lincoy3304
Mar 14, 2023
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#4
Oh you already got it okay
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Lincoy3304
Mar 14, 2023
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#5
I gotta check your work tho first because I’m not sure if you did the actual math to get the right answer or whether you looked it up
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Woollensock2
Mar 14, 2023
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#6
OK ! 👌….you’ll find it’s my own work though !
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EscherehcsE
Mar 14, 2023
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#7

Yep, it's Woolly's work, all right. He misspelled "substitute"... ;-)

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Woollensock2
Mar 14, 2023
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#8
Lol 😹
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Jomsup
Mar 14, 2023
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#9
Lincoy3304 wrote:
I gotta check your work tho first because I’m not sure if you did the actual math to get the right answer or whether you looked it up

I just saw the error and fixed it.