Find the Slope of the Tangent Line to F(x) = $\frac { x ^ { 2 } - 1 } { x + 2 }$

question 6

Short Answer

Find the slope of the tangent line to f(x) = $\frac { x ^ { 2 } - 1 } { x + 2 }$ at (-1, f(-1)).
Enter just an integer.

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