Questions
Question 1
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Use first principles to find the derivative of \(f(x)=3x+2\).
Question 2
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Use first principles to find the derivative of \(f(x)=x^2\).
Question 3
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Use first principles to find the derivative of \(f(x)=x^2+4x\).
Question 4
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Use first principles to find \(f'(1)\) for \(f(x)=x^2+1\).
Question 5
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Use first principles to find the derivative of \(f(x)=5-x\).
Question 6
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Use first principles to find the derivative of \(f(x)=x^3\).
Question 7
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Use first principles to find the derivative of \(f(x)=\frac{1}{x}\), for \(x\ne0\).
Question 8
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Use first principles to find \(f'(2)\) for \(f(x)=\sqrt{x}\).
Question 9
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Using first principles, find the slope of the tangent to \(f(x)=x^2-3x\) at \(x=4\).
Question 10
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Use first principles to find the derivative of \(f(x)=ax+b\), where \(a\) and \(b\) are constants.