Differentiate the Function and Find the Slope of the Tangent $$f ( x ) = 3 x + \frac { 2 } { x } , x = 5$$

question 77

Multiple Choice

Differentiate the function and find the slope of the tangent line at the given value of the independent variable.
- $$f ( x ) = 3 x + \frac { 2 } { x } , x = 5$$

• A) \(\frac { 77 } { 25 }\)
• B) \(\frac { 73 } { 25 }\)
• C) \(\frac { 73 } { 5 }\)
• D) \(\frac { 77 } { 5 }\)