Answer
Conjecture: the slope of the tangent at $x=1$ is $m=2$.
Work Step by Step
The slope of the secants appears to approach $2$ as the time interval gets shorter.
Conjecture: the slope of the tangent at $x=1$ is $m=2$.
Calculus: Early Transcendentals (2nd Edition)
by Briggs, Bill L.; Cochran, Lyle; Gillett, Bernard
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0321947347
ISBN 13:
978-0-32194-734-5
Chapter 2 - Limits - 2.1 The Idea of Limits - 2.1 Exercises - Page 60: 28
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