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2. Intro to Derivatives
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Problem 1

Use the following limit definition to determine the slope of the line tangent to the graph of ff at PP, where f(x)=19x3f\(\left\)(x\(\right\))=\(\frac{19}{x^3}\) and P(1,19)P\(\left\)(-1,-19\(\right\)):
mtan=limxaf(x)f(a)xam_\(\text{tan}\)=\(\displaystyle\) \(\lim\)_{x \(\to\) a}{\(\frac{f(x)-f(a)}{x-a}\)}