Finding Slopes of Tangent Lines

At which point(s) will the slopes of the tangent line be zero?

• at C only

• at points A, C and E only

• at point B and D only

• at points A and E only

Tags

CCSS.HSA-SSE.B.3B

CCSS.HSF-IF.C.8A

• A
• B
• C
• D

At which point(s) will the slope(s) of the tangent line be POSITIVE?

• at C only

• at points A, C and E only

• at point B and D only

• at points A and E only

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

• a

• b

• c

• d

• e

Find the slope of the tangent line for the function f(x)=x²-5 at x=-3

• -6

• 6

• -28

• 5

When you are finding the instantaneous rate of change at a single point, you are finding the slope of the _____________ line at that point.

• tangent

• secant

• asymptotic

• That's a good looking question...

Tags

CCSS.HSF-LE.A.1B

Find the derivative of the given equation
f(x) = 7

• 7

• 0

• 7x

• 14

Find the derivative of the given equation
f(x) = -4x

• 4

• x

• -4

• 0