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Branflake
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1. The question is What is the slope of the line tangent to f(x)=2x^2-x-7 at x=-1
2. Must be solved using derivatives
3. So basically i know the equation (f(x+deltax)-f(x)/deltax)
So i plug in the problem and i get (2(x+deltax)^2-(x+deltax)-7)-(2x^2-x-7)
Now i know what the answer is to the next step (2(x^2+2xdeltax+deltax^2)-(x+deltax)-7)-(2x^2-x-7) but i do not understand this step. I only have the answer because this problem is from a video, i just have no clue how they got there. I also do not know how to do the steps after. If someone can explain the algebra they used to do these steps (be very detailed) i will be very happy.
2. Must be solved using derivatives
3. So basically i know the equation (f(x+deltax)-f(x)/deltax)
So i plug in the problem and i get (2(x+deltax)^2-(x+deltax)-7)-(2x^2-x-7)
Now i know what the answer is to the next step (2(x^2+2xdeltax+deltax^2)-(x+deltax)-7)-(2x^2-x-7) but i do not understand this step. I only have the answer because this problem is from a video, i just have no clue how they got there. I also do not know how to do the steps after. If someone can explain the algebra they used to do these steps (be very detailed) i will be very happy.