a. Use either definition of the derivative to determine the slope of the curve y = f(x)

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a. Use either definition of the derivative to determine the slope of the curve y = f(x) at the given point P.

b. Find an equation of the line tangent to the curve y = f(x) at P; then graph the curve and the tangent line.

f(x) = 4x2 - 7x + 5; P(2, 7)

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Calculus Early Transcendentals

ISBN: 978-0321947345

2nd edition

Authors: William L. Briggs, Lyle Cochran, Bernard Gillett

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