Descartes described a modified method of tangents in a June 1638 letter to Hardy. We might describe his method as follows: Let our graph be that of y = f(x). To make the line y = m(x - xo) + yo tangent to the graph of y= f(x) at(xo, yo), find m so the system of equations has a repeated root at x = 20. E A B C F y = x² at at x =a. Use Descartes's method to find the slope of the tangent line to y =

Descartes described a modified method of tangents in a June 1638 letter to Hardy. We might describe his method as follows: Let our graph be that of y = f(x). To make the line y = m(x - xo) + yo tangent to the graph of y= f(x) at(xo, yo), find m so the system of equations has a repeated root at x = 20. E A B C F y = x² at at x =a. Use Descartes's method to find the slope of the tangent line to y =

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