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Y=2/x-3/x^2 find the tangent line at (1,-1)

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To find the equation of the tangent line at the point (1,-1), we need to find the derivative of the function y=2/x-3/x^2 first.

y = 2/x - 3/x^2

y' = -2/x^2 + 6/x^3

Now we can plug in x=1 to find the slope of the tangent line at (1,-1).

y'(1) = -2/1^2 + 6/1^3 = 4

So the slope of the tangent line is 4.

To find the equation of the tangent line, we can use the point-slope form:

y - y1 = m(x - x1)

where m is the slope and (x1,y1) is the point (1,-1).

Plugging in the values, we get:

y - (-1) = 4(x - 1)

Simplifying, we get:

y = 4x - 5

Therefore, the equation of the tangent line at (1,-1) is y=4x-5.

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