Find the equation of the tangent to the graph at the indicated point. HINT [Compute the derivative algebraically; then see Example 2(b) in Section 10.5.] f(x) = x2 − 8x; a = −7

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Find the equation of the tangent to the graph at the indicated point. HINT [Compute the derivative algebraically; then see Example 2(b) in Section 10.5.]
f(x) = x2 − 8x; a = −7
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