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  2. /A straight strip of wood rests on a ramp whose profile is the curve y = x² + 2. It touches the ramp at the point (1, 3) and lies along the direction of the ramp there. Which line shows the position of the strip?
MathematicsEasyHigh School (11–12)Functions and Calculus › Application of DerivativesA-LevelAPIB
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A straight strip of wood rests on a ramp whose profile is the curve y=x2+2y = x^2 + 2y=x2+2. It touches the ramp at the point (1,3)(1, 3)(1,3) and lies along the direction of the ramp there. Which line shows the position of the strip?

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