Study Guide for Stewart's Single Variable Calculus: Early Transcendentals, 8th
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ISBN: 9781305279148
Author: Stewart, James, St. Andre, Richard
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 2.7, Problem 2PT
The slope of the tangent line to y = x3 at x = 2 is:
- a) 18
- b) 12
- c) 6
- d) 0
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Study Guide for Stewart's Single Variable Calculus: Early Transcendentals, 8th
Ch. 2.1 - Prob. 1PTCh. 2.1 - Prob. 2PTCh. 2.1 - Prob. 3PTCh. 2.1 - True or False:
The slope of a tangent line may be...Ch. 2.2 - Prob. 1PTCh. 2.2 - Prob. 2PTCh. 2.2 - Prob. 3PTCh. 2.2 - Prob. 4PTCh. 2.2 - Prob. 5PTCh. 2.2 - Prob. 6PT
Ch. 2.2 - True or False: The graph in question 3 has a...Ch. 2.3 - Prob. 1PTCh. 2.3 - Prob. 2PTCh. 2.3 - Prob. 3PTCh. 2.3 - Prob. 4PTCh. 2.3 - Prob. 5PTCh. 2.3 - Prob. 6PTCh. 2.3 - Prob. 7PTCh. 2.4 - Prob. 1PTCh. 2.4 - Prob. 2PTCh. 2.4 - Prob. 3PTCh. 2.4 - Prob. 4PTCh. 2.5 - Sometimes, Always, or Never: If limxaf(x) and f(a)...Ch. 2.5 - Prob. 2PTCh. 2.5 - Prob. 3PTCh. 2.5 - Prob. 4PTCh. 2.5 - Prob. 5PTCh. 2.5 - Prob. 6PTCh. 2.6 - Prob. 1PTCh. 2.6 - Prob. 2PTCh. 2.6 - Prob. 3PTCh. 2.6 - Prob. 4PTCh. 2.6 - Prob. 5PTCh. 2.6 - Prob. 6PTCh. 2.6 - Prob. 7PTCh. 2.6 - Prob. 8PTCh. 2.6 - Prob. 9PTCh. 2.7 - Prob. 1PTCh. 2.7 - The slope of the tangent line to y = x3 at x = 2...Ch. 2.7 - Prob. 3PTCh. 2.7 - Prob. 4PTCh. 2.7 - Prob. 5PTCh. 2.7 - Prob. 6PTCh. 2.7 - Prob. 7PTCh. 2.7 - Prob. 8PTCh. 2.7 - Prob. 9PTCh. 2.7 - Which is the largest? a) f(a) b) f(b) c) f(c) d)...Ch. 2.8 - True or False: f(x) = tan x is differentiable at...Ch. 2.8 - Prob. 2PTCh. 2.8 - Prob. 3PTCh. 2.8 - Prob. 4PT
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