Evaluate the given limits, showing all working:

Using first principles (i.e. the method used in Example 1, Washington 2009, Using definition to find derivative) find the derivative of each function and then evaluate the slope of the tangent line at the given point.

a)  y=  12x² -x³ ;   (1, 11)                

b)  y =x/x-1  (-3, 3/4)

 

Posted Date: 3/19/2013 2:12:22 AM | Location : United States

Ask an Expert

Related Discussions:- Evaluate the slope of the tangent line, Assignment Help, Ask Question on Evaluate the slope of the tangent line, Get Answer, Expert's Help, Evaluate the slope of the tangent line Discussions

Write discussion on Evaluate the slope of the tangent line
Your posts are moderated

Write your message here..

Related Questions

#Regular Expression, Find the Regular Grammar for the following Regular Exp... Find the Regular Grammar for the following Regular Expression: a(a+b)*(ab*+ba*)b.

Calculate moving average, Calculate Moving Average The table given bel... Calculate Moving Average The table given below represents company sales; calculate 3 and 6 monthly moving averages, for data Months Sales

Parabola, what''s it? what''s it?

How many cubic feet of steel is require to construct, A spherical holding t... A spherical holding tank whose radius to the outer surface is 10 feet is constructed of steel 1 inch thick. How many cubic feet of steel is require to construct the holding tank? R

Hieght and distances, A boy standing in the middle of a field, observes a f... A boy standing in the middle of a field, observes a flying bird in the north at an angle of elevation fo 30 degree. and after 2 min, he observes the same bird in the south at an an

Simulation model, Thorwarth M., Arisha, A. and Harper P., (2009) Simulation... Thorwarth M., Arisha, A. and Harper P., (2009) Simulation model to investigate flexible workload management for healthcare and servicescape environment, Proceedings of the 2009 Win

Evaluate infinity limit into the polynomial , Example   Evaluate following... Example   Evaluate following limits. Solution Here our first thought is probably to just "plug" infinity into the polynomial & "evaluate" every term to finds out the

Solve the following word problems, 1.   The length of a rectangle is 2 time... 1.   The length of a rectangle is 2 times its width.  The area of the rectangle is 72          square inches. Find the dimensions of the rectangle.   2.   The length of a rec

Determine the probability - probability example, Consider two bags, A and B... Consider two bags, A and B, with the following contents Bag A Bag B 3 white marbles 4 white marbles 2 red marbles

Curve tracing, how to curve trace? and how to know whether the equation is ... how to curve trace? and how to know whether the equation is a circle or parabola, hyperbola ellipse?