Calculus 10th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1-28505-709-0
ISBN 13: 978-1-28505-709-5

Chapter 2 - Differentiation - 2.2 Exercises - Page 115: 83

Answer

$f^{'}(1)$ appears to be close to $-1$ $f^{'}(1) = -1$

Work Step by Step

To solve for $f^{'}(1)$ Take derivative of $f(x) = 4-\frac{1}{2}x^{2}$ Using power rule $f^{'}(x) = -x$ Therefore $f^{'}(1) = -1$
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