How do you find the slope of the

Vanessa Mccarty

Vanessa Mccarty

Answered question

2022-04-12

How do you find the slope of the secant lines of f(x)=6x1x2 through the points: (2, f(2)) and (2+h, f(2+h))?

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Kaitlynn Craig

Kaitlynn Craig

Beginner2022-04-13Added 13 answers

Explanation:
The line slope is given by
m(h)=f(2+h)f(2)2+h2=f(2+h)f(2)h
f=6xx2 or substituting values
m(h)=(6(2+h))(2+h)(6×222)h=2h.
Now if you calculate
limh0m(h)=limh02h=2
which is the coeficient of the tangent line to f(x) at point 2

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