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Why does the derivative of 2x+5 =2?

Allison045

by Allison045 at December 16, 2009

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good question. only if i knew what derivative meant?

JabSATer JabSATer December 16, 2009

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A derivative shows the rate-of-change, or slope, of a point or a function.  Since f(x)=2x+5 is a linear function, its slope (2) is basically the derivative because all the points on the line will have a rate-of-change of 2.

Killa Killa January 03, 2010

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