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Find the slope of the tangent line of each equation at x = 1.

y = x^2

Please Help Quickly!!! Find the slope of the tangent line of each equation at x = 1. y-example-1
User Yinzara
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It's the value of
(\mathrm dy)/(\mathrm dx) when
x=1:


y=x^2\implies(\mathrm dy)/(\mathrm dx)=2x

When
x=1, the derivative/slope is 2, so the answer is C.

User Raja Asthana
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