Find the Slope Using Derivative

Derivative means the same thing as

• slope of the tangent line

• slope of the normal line

• slope of the secant line

• the function’s value

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

• 6x

• 27

• 18

• 3x

Using this graph of f’(x), find the slope of the line tangent to f(x) at point c

• 0

• 1

• -1

• Not enough information

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

What is the derivative of xⁿ?

• (n-1)xⁿ

• nxⁿ⁺¹

• (n+1)x^n-1

• nx^n-1

What is the derivative of f(x)= cx?

• c

• x

• 1

• 0

Differentiate y= x³ + 2x

• 3x³+2x

• 3x²+2

• 3x+2

• 3x

Find the derivative of the given equation
f(x) = x⁴ + 4x³ - 2x²

• x³ + x² - x

• 4x³ + 12x² + 4x

• 4x + 12x - 4x

• 4x³ + 12x² - 4x

Find the derivative of the given equation
f(x) = 1/x²

• 1/2x

• -2x

• 2x

• -2x^-3

Find the derivative of the given equation
f(x) = 1 - x²

• 1 - 2x

• -2x

• -2

• -1