How do you find the points where the graph of the function #y=tan(x)-x# has horizontal tangents? Calculus Derivatives Tangent Line to a Curve 1 Answer Alberto P. Oct 26, 2016 #x=kpi; k in ZZ# Explanation: #f^'(x)=1/cos^2x-1# #f^'(x)=0# when #cos^2x=1# or #cosx=+-1# Answer link Related questions How do you find the equation of a tangent line to a curve? How do you find the slope of the tangent line to a curve at a point? How do you find the tangent line to the curve #y=x^3-9x# at the point where #x=1#? How do you know if a line is tangent to a curve? How do you show a line is a tangent to a curve? How do you find the Tangent line to a curve by implicit differentiation? What is the slope of a line tangent to the curve #3y^2-2x^2=1#? How does tangent slope relate to the slope of a line? What is the slope of a horizontal tangent line? How do you find the slope of a tangent line using secant lines? See all questions in Tangent Line to a Curve Impact of this question 1980 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License