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Find the slope of the tangent line to the graph of the function at the given point.$g(x)=5-x^{2}, \quad(2,1)$
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The derivative of a constant is zero and the derivative of $-x^{2}$ is $-2x$. So, the derivative of the function $g(x)$ is $g'(x) = -2x$. Show more…
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