Calculus For The Life Sciences
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Author:GREENWELL, Raymond N., RITCHEY, Nathan P., Lial, Margaret L.
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Chapter7: Integration
Section7.1: Antiderivatives
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(a) Find the slope of the curve y=x^2−4x−5 at the point ​P(3​,−8​) by finding the limit of the secant slopes through point P.
 
​(b) Find an equation of the tangent line to the curve at P(3​,−8​).
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