Answer:
40 percent
Step-by-step explanation:
10 / 25 =.4=40%
The function is decreasing from -6 to -3, that is, on the interval (-6,-3), and again on the interval (1, infinity).
The function is increasing on (-3,1).
No local or absolute minimum.
(1,4) is an absolute max.
Explanation
We must the tangent line at x = 3 of the function:

The tangent line is given by:

Where:
• m is the slope of the tangent line of f(x) at x = h,
,
• k = f(h) is the value of the function at x = h.
In this case, we have h = 3.
1) First, we compute the derivative of f(x):

2) By evaluating the result of f'(x) at x = h = 3, we get:

3) The value of k is:

4) Replacing the values of m, h and k in the general equation of the tangent line, we get:

Plotting the function f(x) and the tangent line we verify that our result is correct:
Answer
The equation of the tangent line to f(x) and x = 3 is:
12x - 18 - 4x -2
12x - 4x = 8x (yours 12x - 4x = 8)
-18 - 2 = -20 (yours -18 -1 = 17)
answer:
8x - 20