Step 1:
\The function is and point is
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Change-of-base formula for logarithm property : .
Apply derivative on each side with respect to .
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Step 2:
\Find slope at the point .
Substitute in derivative of the function.
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Slope of a tangent line is .
Point - slope form of a line equation is .
Substitute and
in point - slope form.
The tangent line equation is .
Step 3:
\Graph :
\Graph the function and tangent line is
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Solution :
\The tangent line equation is .