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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}}

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