Derivatives Exercises

Example 1

Let f(x) = x2 and let a = 1.

Find the slope of the secant line from x = a to x = a + h if h

  1. 0.4
  2. 0.3 
  3. 0.2 
  4. 0.1

Example 2

Let f(x) = x2 and a = 1.

Find the slope of the secant line from x = a to x = a + h if h = 

  1. -0.4
  2. -0.3
  3. -0.2
  4. -0.1