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    Tangent Lines: The Derivative Function: Video Companion

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    1) The document discusses calculating the derivative of a function f(x) = x^2 using the limit definition of the derivative. It shows that the derivative f'(a) = 2a, which is positive if a is positive and negative if a is negative. 2) It then calculates the derivatives f'(a), f'(b), and f'(c) to show that the slope is greatest at b. 3) A graph is included showing the original function f(x) = x^2 and its derivative function f'(x) = 2x.

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    Tangent Lines: The Derivative Function: Video Companion

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    1) The document discusses calculating the derivative of a function f(x) = x^2 using the limit definition of the derivative. It shows that the derivative f'(a) = 2a, which is positive if a is positive and negative if a is negative. 2) It then calculates the derivatives f'(a), f'(b), and f'(c) to show that the slope is greatest at b. 3) A graph is included showing the original function f(x) = x^2 and its derivative function f'(x) = 2x.

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    1) The document discusses calculating the derivative of a function f(x) = x^2 using the limit definition of the derivative. It shows that the derivative f'(a) = 2a, which is positive if a is positive and negative if a is negative. 2) It then calculates the derivatives f'(a), f'(b), and f'(c) to show that the slope is greatest at b. 3) A graph is included showing the original function f(x) = x^2 and its derivative function f'(x) = 2x.

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    Tangent Lines: The Derivative Function: Video Companion

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    1) The document discusses calculating the derivative of a function f(x) = x^2 using the limit definition of the derivative. It shows that the derivative f'(a) = 2a, which is positive if a is positive and negative if a is negative. 2) It then calculates the derivatives f'(a), f'(b), and f'(c) to show that the slope is greatest at b. 3) A graph is included showing the original function f(x) = x^2 and its derivative function f'(x) = 2x.

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    Data Science Math Skills

    Paul Bendich and Daniel Egger


    Duke University

    Tangent Lines: The Derivative Function


    Video companion

    1 Introduction
    Derivative formula:
    f (a + h) − f (a)
    f 0 (a) = lim
    h→0 h
    y
    f (x) = x2

    x
    c a b

    • Slope is positive at a: f 0 (a) > 0

    • Slope is positive at b and greater than at a: f 0 (b) > f 0 (a)

    • Slope is negative at c: f 0 (c) < 0

    1
    Data Science Math Skills
    Paul Bendich and Daniel Egger
    Duke University

    2 Calculate derivative
    f (a + h) − f (a)
    f 0 (a) = lim
    h→0 h
    (a + h) − a2
    2
    = lim
    h→0 h
    a + 2ah + h2 − a2
    2
    = lim
    h→0 h
    h(2a + h)
    = lim
    h→0 h
    = lim (2a + h)
    h→0
    = 2a

    f 0 (a) = 2a
    f 0 (b) = 2b
    f 0 (c) = 2c

    Can verify 2a > 0, 2b > 2a, and 2c < 0

    2
    Data Science Math Skills
    Paul Bendich and Daniel Egger
    Duke University

    3 Graph of derivative function


    y f (x) = x2
    f 0 (x) = 2x

    Next video: Finding where derivative is zero (where the tangent line to the function is
    horizontal) is important for optimization problems.

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