EasyDerivatives

Gilbert Strang, Calculus, 3rd edition (Wellesley-Cambridge Press; MIT OpenCourseWare RES.18-001) §2.3 The Slope and the Tangent Line, #10 · Calculus · Derivatives

For … the secant line from … to … has the equation…

For $y = 1/ x$ the secant line from $(a, 1/ a)$ to $(c, 1/ c)$ has the equation \_\_\_\_\_\_. Simplify its slope and find the limit as $c$ approaches $a$ .

~5 minWritten answer · check your work with Lemma

Gilbert Strang, Calculus, 3rd edition (Wellesley-Cambridge Press; MIT OpenCourseWare RES.18-001) · §2.3 The Slope and the Tangent Line, #10

Stuck? A gentle nudge

No hints for this one.

Something off?

Workspace

Your working

Check your full solution

Upload photos of your handwritten work or a PDF, and Lemma will read it and tell you whether it's right — and where it first goes wrong if not.