Practice problems/A challenging tangent line problem

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For the following questions, consider the function y=f(x)=(x+2)2.


  1. Find the equations of all lines tangent to y=f(x) that pass through the point (1,1). Note that this point is not on the graph of f.
  2. Is there a point Q=(x1,y1) on the line y=x such that there is ONLY one tangent line to the curve y=f(x) passing through Q?

Justify your answer.