How do you find the slope of the

Leonard Montes

Leonard Montes

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2022-04-12

How do you find the slope of the tangent line to the graph of the function f(x)=5x2 at (2,1)?

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Beginner2022-04-13Added 9 answers

The first derivative is:
f'(x)=-2x
The slope, m, at x = 2 is:
m=f'(2)
m=-2(2)
m=-4

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