Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305071751
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-175-9

Chapter 13 - Section 13.3 - Tangent Lines and Derivatives - 13.3 Exercises - Page 923: 45

Answer

$g'(0)\lt 0\lt g'(4) \lt g'(2) \lt g'(-2)$

Work Step by Step

Step 1. As the derivative represents the slope of a tangent line, $g'(-2)$ is the slope of the tangent line at $x=-2$, thus $g'(-2)\approx2$ Step 2. Similarly, $g'(0)\approx -1$ Step 3. We can also estimate $g'(2)\approx1$ and $g'(4)\approx0.5$ Step 4. We can arrange the numbers in increasing order as $g'(0)\lt 0\lt g'(4) \lt g'(2) \lt g'(-2)$
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