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Given f(x) = 2/(x-1) use the four step process to find a slope-predictor function m (x). Then write an equation for the line tangent to the curve at the point x = 0.

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This solution identifies the four step process and shows the formula and calculations for finding the slope predictor function and the tangent line at x = 0.

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