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Slope of Tangent Lines in Calculus

This document contains 15 multi-part calculus questions involving tangent lines, derivatives, and other concepts. The questions ask the reader to find formulas, determine if statements are true or false, find specific values, equations, and more. The format and level of detail suggests this is a practice problem set or quiz intended to assess understanding of foundational calculus topics.

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Slope of Tangent Lines in Calculus

This document contains 15 multi-part calculus questions involving tangent lines, derivatives, and other concepts. The questions ask the reader to find formulas, determine if statements are true or false, find specific values, equations, and more. The format and level of detail suggests this is a practice problem set or quiz intended to assess understanding of foundational calculus topics.

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Q#015

Consider the following function y=f ( x )=x 2−36 and the x- Q#028
value x 0=−6 . Determine whether the statement is true or false.
(a) Find a formula for the slope of the tangent line to the If the tangent line to the graph of y=f (x ) at
graph of f at a general point x=x 0. x=1 has negative slope, then f ' ( 1 ) <0.
(b) Use the formula obtained in part (a) to find the slope of
the tangent line for the given value of x 0.
Q#033

Q#017 dy
Find ∨¿ ¿, given that y=14−x 2.
dx x=5
Consider the function y=f ( x )=x+ √ x and the x-value x 0=16 .
(a) Find a formula for the slope of the tangent line to the
graph of f at a general point x=x 0. Q#034
(b)  Use the formula obtained in part (a) to find the slope of Determine whether the statement is true or false.
the tangent line for the given value of x 0.
If f (x) is a cubic polynomial, then f ' ( x) is
a quadratic polynomial.
Q#020
Determine whether the statement is true or false.
A tangent line to a curve y=f (x ) is a Q#039
particular kind of secant line to the curve.
Find an equation of the tangent line to the graph of y=f (x ) at
Q#027 x=−5 if f (−5 )=2 and f ' (−5 ) =2.
Determine whether the statement is true or false.
If a curve y=f (x ) has a horizontal tangent Q#052
line at x=a, then f ' (a) is not defined.
Find k if the curve y=x 2 +k is tangent to the line y=6 x. Find all values of x at which the tangent line to the curve
2 x+19
y= has the y-intercept 2.
x+ 9
Q#055
Find the coordinates of all points on the graph of y=22−x 2 at Q#045
which the tangent line passes through the point (5,0).
Find an equation for the tangent line to the graph of
π −π
y=sec 8 ( + x ) at x= .
Q#031 2 2

Find all values of x at which the tangent line to the curve


x 2−6 Q#047
y= is horizontal.
x+ 3
Find an equation for the tangent line the graph of y=tan ⁡( 2 x 2)
at x=√ π .
Q#033
Find all values of x at which the tangent line to the curve
x 2+ 4
y= is parallel to the line y=x.
x+ 2
 

Q#035
Find all values of x at which the tangent line to the curve
3
y= passes through the origin.
x +6

Q#036

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