Given the following function: f(x)=2x^(3)-4x+1. a. Find the f^(')(x). b. Determine the slope at x=-2. c. Find the equation of the tangent line at x=-2. a.Find the f'(x) b. Determine the slope at x = -2. c. Find the equation of the tangent line at x = -2.
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Given f(x) = 2x^3 - 4x + 1, we can find f'(x) by taking the derivative of each term: f'(x) = d/dx (2x^3) - d/dx (4x) + d/dx (1) f'(x) = 6x^2 - 4 Show more…
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