Consider the function . the slope of the tangent line to f(x) at is . the value of f(x) at is . the y-intercept of the tangent line at is .

We know that first derivative gives the slope of the given equation.

First derivative of the given function is given by formula d/dx(x^n)=nx^(n-1)

so first derivative will be

now to find the slope at x=-9, plug it into above equation

Hence slope of tangent at x=-9 is 45.

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To find the value of f(x) at x=-9 we just plug x=-9 into given equation.

Hence value of f(x) at x=-9 is f(-9)=-333.

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To find y-intercept of the tangent line, first we need to find the equation of tangent line.

at x=-9, we got f(x)=-333 so that means tangent line passes through point (-9,-333)

we also know slope of tangent is m=45

now plug those values into formula y=mx+b

-333=45(-9)+b

-333=-405+b

-333+405=b

72=b

In y=mx+b, b shows y-intercept.

Hence required y-intercept of the tangent line at x=-9 is 72.

answer: 20

step-by-step explanation:

arrange the equations with like terms in columns.

analyze the coefficients of x or y.

add the equations and solve for the remaining variable.

substitute the value into either equation and solve.

check the solution.

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