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Hannibal lecter

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Registered: 2016-02-11

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instantaneous velocity at a point

Hi please see this question photo and its solution of branch b

my question is about branch b, is there a graph that show the limit is -0.834 ?
I draw a graph of the function but I couldn't see the limit is -0.834

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Hannibal lecter

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Registered: 2016-02-11

Posts: 392

Re: instantaneous velocity at a point

the following is the graph of the function after I used it desmos grapher
I changed h to x

and I can't see limit is -0.834 as x approaches to 0 I can't see the point
as well as I find another values while x approaching zero , so it it really the limit is -0.834 ?

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Bob

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Re: instantaneous velocity at a point

hi

That value is correct 2 x cos(2) using calculus.

I think for this question and your other one, you will find this derivative plotter helpful:

https://www.mathsisfun.com/calculus/der … otter.html

Bob

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