Differentiate the Function and Find the Slope of the Tangent $$g ( x ) = \frac { 8 } { 9 + x } , x = 4$$

question 271

Multiple Choice

Differentiate the function and find the slope of the tangent line at the given value of the independent variable.
- $$g ( x ) = \frac { 8 } { 9 + x } , x = 4$$

• A) \(\frac { 8 } { 169 }\)
• B) \(- \frac { 8 } { 13 }\)
• C) \(\frac { 8 } { 13 }\)
• D) \(- \frac { 8 } { 169 }\)

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