document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1160764>Question 1160764</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the slope of the tangent line to the graph of the function at the given point.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f(x) = −4x + 3 at (−1, 7)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "m=\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Determine an equation of the tangent line.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The given function f(x) = -4x+3 is linear. A tangent line to any linear function is identical to the original line itself.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In other words, if f(x) is linear, then the tangent line is also f(x).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore, m = -4 is the slope of the tangent line and y = -4x+3 is the tangent line.<BR>\n" );
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