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Find tangent line at x=\pi , given: y=3sin^(2 )((x)/(2))

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The slope of the tangent line to
y=3\sin^2\frac x2 is


y'(x)=3\sin\frac x2\cos\frac x2=\frac32\sin x\implies y'(\pi)=0

which means the tangent line at this point is horizontal.

Because the tangent line passes through


y(\pi)=3\sin^2\frac\pi2=3

the tangent line has equation
y=3.
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