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NISA [10]
3 years ago
5

Can derivatives be used to measure the the slope of the tangent line at x=a

Mathematics
1 answer:
Pie3 years ago
6 0
Yes. In fact, that is basically the definition of a derivative. It is the instantaneous rate of change of a function. 

For example, picture the graph of the following function:

f(x) = x^2

The slope is constantly changing at every x-value, so to find  the slope at x=a, we find the  derivative of the  function.

f'(x)=2x

Once we have the derivative, simply plug in a for x to find the slope of the line tangent to f(x) at x=a.

For example, at x=5:

f'(5)=2(5)

The slope of f(x) at x=5 is 10.
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