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What is a vertical tangent?

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Vertical tangent:
A tangent of a curve is a line that touches the curve at one point. If a tangent line is vertical then it is called a vertical tangent.
The slope of the vertical tangent is undefined or infinite.
The vertical tangent is parallel to the $y$ -axis.

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