13 Oct 2021
Problem 4a
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Section 2.1: The Tangent and Velocity Problems
Chapter 2: Limits and Derivatives
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13 Oct 2021
Given information
Given:- the function is and the points .
The secant line is .
To find :- find the slope of the secant line at the given .
The formula to find the slope of a line that passes through two points is defined as .
Step-by-step explanation
Step 1.
Here the two points are .
Then the slope of the secant line will be computed as follows:
(i) Now find the slope of the secant line at :