How do you find the instantaneous rate of change of

Kozankaht2

Kozankaht2

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2022-05-25

How do you find the instantaneous rate of change of y=5x+9 at x=2

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vikafa4g

vikafa4g

Beginner2022-05-26Added 15 answers

y=5x+9 is a line in the form of y=mx+b
This means that the slope m at any point will the the same value, in this case, 5.
(Lines have constants slopes or rates of change.)
Using derivatives, we find that the y'=5 which confirms that the slope is 5
regardless of what the x value is. We only need to find the slope at a specific x
value if the derivative has an x term in it.
Liberty Mack

Liberty Mack

Beginner2022-05-27Added 6 answers

This means that we need to find the derivative of 5x+9 and evaluate it at x=2
d d x ( 5 x + 9 ) = 5
Derivative at x=2
( d d x ( 5 x + 9 ) ) | ( x = 2 ) = 5 | ( x = 2 ) = 5
f(x)=5x+9 at x=2 is 5

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