Calculus: Early Transcendentals
Calculus: Early Transcendentals
8th Edition
ISBN: 9781285741550
Author: James Stewart
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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15-18 A function y = f(x) and an x-value xo are given.
(a) Find a formula for the slope of the tangent line to the graph
of f at a general point
X
(b) Use the formula obtained in part (a) to find the slope of the
tangent line for the given value of xo
17. f(x) xx; xo 1
X
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Transcribed Image Text:15-18 A function y = f(x) and an x-value xo are given. (a) Find a formula for the slope of the tangent line to the graph of f at a general point X (b) Use the formula obtained in part (a) to find the slope of the tangent line for the given value of xo 17. f(x) xx; xo 1 X
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