Calculus: Early Transcendentals (2nd Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321947347
ISBN 13: 978-0-32194-734-5

Chapter 3 - Derivatives - 3.1 Introducing the Derivative - 3.1 Execises - Page 133: 5

Answer

$f'(a)$ represents the value of the derivative of the function $f$ at the point $a$ of the domain.

Work Step by Step

$f'(a)$ represents the value of the derivative of the function $f$ at the point $a$ of the domain. This is in contrast to just stating the symbol $f'$ which represents the derivative function.
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