Find the Slope of the Line Tangent to the Graph $\left( \frac { \pi } { 2 } - x \right)$

question 40

Multiple Choice

Find the slope of the line tangent to the graph of y = sin $\left( \frac { \pi } { 2 } - x \right)$ - cos x at x =
$\frac { \pi } { 4 }$ .

• A) \(\frac { 1 } { 2 }\)
• B) 0
• C) \(\frac { \sqrt { 2 } } { 2 }\)
• D) \(\sqrt { 2 }\)

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