Differentiate the Function and Find the Slope of the Tangent $$g ( x ) = \frac { 5 } { 8 + x } , x = 3$$

question 78

Multiple Choice

Differentiate the function and find the slope of the tangent line at the given value of the independent variable.
- $$g ( x ) = \frac { 5 } { 8 + x } , x = 3$$

• A) \(- \frac { 5 } { 11 }\)
• B) \(- \frac { 5 } { 121 }\)
• C) \(\frac { 5 } { 11 }\)
• D) \(\frac { 5 } { 121 }\)

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