Find the Slope of the Graph of Y = $x^9$ - 2x

question 151

Short Answer

Find the slope of the graph of y = $x^9$ - 2x + $( \sqrt { 5 - x } ) ^ { 3 }$ at (1, 7).
Enter just an integer.

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