Calculus (3rd Edition)

Published by W. H. Freeman
ISBN 10: 1464125260
ISBN 13: 978-1-46412-526-3

Chapter 3 - Differentiation - Chapter Review Exercises - Page 162: 6

Answer

$$ y=-3x+5$$

Work Step by Step

Given $$f(x)=5-3 x, \quad a=2$$ Since $f(2)=-1$ and $$ f^{\prime}(a) =\lim _{h \rightarrow 0} \frac{f(a+h)-f(a)}{h}$$ Then \begin{aligned} f^{\prime}(2) & =\lim _{h \rightarrow 0} \frac{5-3(2+h)-5+6}{h} \\ &=\lim _{h \rightarrow 0} \frac{ -3h}{h}\\ &=-3 \end{aligned} Then the tangent line at $x=2$ is given by \begin{align*} \frac{y-y_1}{x-x_1}&=f'(a)\\ \frac{y+1}{x-2}&=-3\\ y+1&= -3x+6 \end{align*} Hence $$ y=-3x+5$$
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