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Contextual Applications of Differentiation

Question 1
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What is the relationship between the tangent line and the function at the point of tangency?

Question 2
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What happens to the accuracy of a tangent line approximation as the function becomes more nonlinear?

Question 3
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How can we decide whether differential estimation or actual calculation would yield more reliable results when evaluating lim⁡x→cf(x)−f(c)x−c\lim_{x \to c} \frac{f(x) - f(c)}{x-c}limx→c​x−cf(x)−f(c)​, assuming continuity around c?

Question 4
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Which statement about linear approximation is true when estimating values near x=c?

Question 5
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What is the main idea behind linearization in calculus?

Question 6
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What does the slope of the tangent line to a function at a point represent?

Question 7
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Given the function g(x)g(x)g(x) and the information that g′(3)=−4g'(3)=-4g′(3)=−4 and g(3)=9g(3)=9g(3)=9, which value best approximates g(3.05)g(3.05)g(3.05)?

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Question 8
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What is the purpose of linearization in real-world applications of calculus?

Question 9
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Given that lim⁡x→cg(x)=L\lim_{x \to c} g(x)=Llimx→c​g(x)=L, what does this suggest about the function g(x)g(x)g(x) as xxx approaches ccc?

Question 10
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What type of line is used for linear approximation around a close vicinity to x = c?