document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1111345>Question 1111345</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the minimum slope of the line tangent to the curve y = x³-3x²+6x+3.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #726330 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=726330\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> derivative of x^3-3x^2+6x+3 is 3x^2-6x+6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The derivative is the slope of the line.  The minimum value is where x=-b/2a, like any quadratic.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That is x=6/6=1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The slope is 3-6+6 or 3. The point on the original function is (1, 7)\r<BR>\n" );
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