Find the equations of the tangent line

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Figure 3.50 shows the tangent line approximation to f(x) near x = a.

(a) Find a, f(a), f'(a).

(b) Estimate f(2.1) and f(1.98). Are these under- or overestimates? Which estimate would you expect to be more accurate and why?

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