Asked by Yuxiang Nie

Consider the parabola y = 6x − x2.
(a) Find the slope of the tangent line to the parabola at the point (1, 5)
Answered by R_scott
the slope of the tangent is equal to the 1st derivative

slope = 6 - 2x
Answered by ghost
sub in 1 in the x and the 5 in the y
Answered by R_scott
no, ghost ... y is not a factor in the slope equation
Answered by ghost
okok now i get it
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