Passing Through the Origin (0, 0), There Are Two Lines $y = x ^ { 2 } + 1$

question 233

Multiple Choice

Passing through the origin (0, 0) , there are two lines tangent to the curve $y = x ^ { 2 } + 1$ , one with negative slope, the other with positive slope. Find the value of the positive slope.

• A) \(\frac { 1 } { 8 }\)
• B) \(\frac { 1 } { 2 }\)
• C) \(\frac { 1 } { 4 }\)
• D) \(\frac { 1 } { 3 }\)
• E)4
• F)1
• G)3
• H)2

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