Answer to Initial Practice
Unit 3: Determining the Slope of a Curve at the Point of Tangency

  1. Which have a line drawn tangent to the curve?
    Curves in (b) and (d) have a tangent line drawn to the curve.

  2. Find the slope of the following curve at point E.
    The slope at point E is 1.

If you got both of these correct, then you should move on to the next unit. If you missed either of these questions, read through the detailed solutions below and review this unit as needed.

         
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