Quiz Sections 2.1-2.2 (Fall 2001)

 
Given f(x) = x^2 - 1

1. Use the definition of the derivative of a function at a point to find f'(2).  Show your work.

2. Explain what the number you found in question 1 above means in terms of how f(x) behaves.

3. Graph f(x) and use the graph to explain the definition of the derivative at a point means graphically.

4. Numerically estimate f'(0).  Show your work.
 


 
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