Choose the One Alternative That Best Completes the Statement or Answers

question 54

Multiple Choice

Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
Find the slope of the tangent line to the graph at the given point.
- $$f ( x ) = - 4 x ^ { 2 } + 7 x \text { at } ( 5,65 )$$

• A) -13
• B) 33
• C) -33
• D) 3

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