3-1-21 slope at a point
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Find the slope of the following curve and X = 6.
So we're going to find the slope of any location, and then we're
going to stick in the six.
So we're going to do the limit as H approaches 0 of 1 / X + H -
4 - 1 / X -, 4 all over H Now recall that this is really just
our limit as H goes to 0 of F of X + H -, F of X all over H
formula.
So from here we're going to get a common denominator.
I'm going to multiply this one by X - H or X - 4 / X - 4 and
I'm going to multiply this other one by X + H - 4 over X + H - 4.
So when we do that, we get X - 4 minus the quantity X + H - 4 if
we distribute that negative through negative X -, H + 4, so
X and negative X cancel -4 and +4 cancel.
And this divide by H is the same thing as multiplying by 1 / H or
the H stays in the denominator.
So this H on top in the numerator and the H in the
denominator are going to reduce, leaving us just a -1 placeholder
in the top.
So we get -1 / X + H - 4 * X - 4.
The limit is H goes to 0.
So now we're actually going to stick zero and for H and we're
going to get -1 / X - 4 * X - 4 or X - 4 ^2.
So then when we look at what happens at the location of X =
6, we're going to take this equation, put in six 6 -, 4 two
2 ^2 4, so negative 1/4.