Mariana was stuck on page 147, exercise 23: “Find the equation of the tangent line to the curve ( y = x^2 - 3x + 2 ) that is parallel to the line ( 2x - y + 5 = 0 ).”
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It looked simple. But every time she solved for the slope, the numbers slipped. The line’s slope was 2. The derivative was ( 2x - 3 ). Setting them equal gave ( 2x - 3 = 2 ) → ( x = 2.5 ). Then ( y = (2.5)^2 - 3(2.5) + 2 = 6.25 - 7.5 + 2 = 0.75 ). Mariana was stuck on page 147, exercise 23:
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Then she turned to page 148.
She picked up her pen and wrote in the margin, below “Aqui desisti” : “Aqui continuei.” (Here I continued.)