The curve is ,
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Find the points on the curve where the tangent line is horizontal or vertical.
\Slope of the horizontal tangent line is 0.
\Slope of the vertical tangent line is .
Find the slope of the curve.
\Consider .
Apply derivative on each side with respect to .
Consider .
Apply derivative on each side with respect to .
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Slope of the tangent line is first derivative of the curve.
\Slope of the curve is .
Substitute and
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Slope of the tangent line is .
Slope of the horizontal tangent line is 0.
\Consider .
Consider .
Substitute in
and
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Substitute in
and
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The points on the curve where the tangent line is horizontal are and
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Slope of the vertical tangent line is .
Since the slope is not defined, there is no vertical tangent lines to the given curve.
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Graph of the curve ,
is :
Observe the graph of the curve notice that, the curve has horizontal tangent lines at the points and
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The points on the curve where the tangent line is horizontal are and
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There is no vertical tangent lines to the given curve.