Write the equation of a line that is perpendicular to y=-2/7x + 9 and that passes through the point (-4,6) [FP]
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By first principles, the derivative is
Use the binomial theorem to expand the numerator:
where
The first term is eliminated, and the limit is
A power of in every term of the numerator cancels with
in the denominator:
Finally, each term containing approaches 0 as
, and the derivative is