{Use of Tech} Equations of tangent lines
Find an equation of the line tangent to the given curve at a.
y = e^x; a = ln 3

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First, identify the function given in the problem. The function is \( y = e^x \).

To find the equation of the tangent line, we need the derivative of the function, which represents the slope of the tangent line at any point \( x \). The derivative of \( y = e^x \) is \( \frac{dy}{dx} = e^x \).

Evaluate the derivative at the given point \( a = \ln 3 \). Substitute \( x = \ln 3 \) into the derivative to find the slope of the tangent line: \( m = e^{\ln 3} \).

Calculate the y-coordinate of the point on the curve where \( x = \ln 3 \). Substitute \( x = \ln 3 \) into the original function: \( y = e^{\ln 3} \).

Use the point-slope form of the equation of a line, \( y - y_1 = m(x - x_1) \), where \( (x_1, y_1) \) is the point on the curve and \( m \) is the slope. Substitute \( x_1 = \ln 3 \), \( y_1 = e^{\ln 3} \), and \( m = e^{\ln 3} \) to write the equation of the tangent line.

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