SOLUTION: If the line tangent to the graph of the function f at the point (1,7) passes through the point (-2, -2), then f’(1) is what value?

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Question 587682: If the line tangent to the graph of the function f at the point (1,7) passes through the point (-2, -2), then f’(1) is what value?
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If the line tangent to the graph of the function f at the point (1,7) passes through the point (-2,-2), then f’(1) is what value?
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Find the slope of the line.
m = diffy/diffx = (-2-7)/(-2-1) = 3