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document.write( "What is the slope of the tangent line to the curve y = 2x^4 + x^3 + 6x at x = 1 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "y = 2x^4 + x^3 + 6x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y' = 8x^3 + 3x^2 + 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y'(1) = 8(1)^3 + 3(1)^2 + 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y'(1) = 8 + 3 + 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y'(1) = 17 (slope when x=1)\r<BR>\n" );
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