3.6 Equations of Tangent Lines

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

Point-Slope Form is

• None of the above

Tags

CCSS.HSA.CED.A.2

CCSS.HSA.REI.D.10

CCSS.HSA.SSE.B.3

Find the slope at x = 7 of the equation f(x) = 3x²