Approximate e
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Approximating e Visually
The graph if y = b^{x} is shown below along with its tangent line and the line y = x+1. Use the slider to change b so that the tangent line is as close to y = x+1 as you can make it. Approximately, what is this value of b? e is the letter used for the perfect fit value.