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Calculus I Quiz
#5 March
16, 2004
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(1) Use the limit definition of
the derivative to find the derivative of the function .
Thus
(2) Use your answer from Question 1 to find the slope of the
tangent line to the graph of the function
at the point where .
(You do not need to use a limit to answer this question.)
(3)
Use your answer from Question 2 to find the equation
of the tangent line to the graph of the function
at the point where .
Please put your final answer in slope-intercept form.
The line has slope 1/6.
The line passes through the point .
Using the point-slope formula for a straight line, we get: