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THE DERIVATIVE, SLOPE AND RATE OF CHANGE

THE DERIVATIVE OF Y WITH RESPECT TO X IS THE LIMIT OF THE RATIO


WHEN X APPROACHES ZERO

𝑦 ∆ 𝑦 𝑓 ( 𝑥 +∆ 𝑥 ) − 𝑓 (𝑥 )
= lim ¿ lim
𝑥 ∆ 𝑥 → 0 ∆ 𝑥∆
→0 𝑥 ∆𝑥

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