Derivative & Tangent Line

the derivative is...

• slope of the secant line
• slope of the tangent line
• slope of the cosecant line
• slope of the normal line

The derivative of a function is its

• Slope
• Maximum/Minimum
• Instantaneous rate of change
• Common Denominator

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CCSS.HSF.IF.B.4

What is the equation of the line tangent to f(x)= 4x²+2x-1 at x=0?

• y+1=2(x+1)

• y=2x-1

• y=2x+2

• y= -x-1

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.1

CCSS.HSA.REI.B.3

When we "take the derivative" of a function what are we finding?

• What's a derivative?
• The rate at which our struggles in Calculus are increasing.
• The slope of the secant line
• The slope of the tangent line

If f '(x) = 0, what does that mean with respect to the tangent line?

• Tangent line is vertical

• Tangent line has a positive slope

• Tangent line is horizontal

• Tangent line has a negative slope

Which of the following means "first derivative"

• f'(x)
• y'
• dy/dx
• all of the above

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CCSS.HSF.LE.B.5

Find f '(2)  if
f(x) = x² + 2x

• 2x + 2
• 6
• 12
• 2x

Tags

CCSS.HSF.IF.A.2

What is the equation of the line tangent to f(x)= 4x²+2x-1 at x=0?

• y+1=2(x+1)

• y=2x-1

• y=2x+2

• y= -x-1