Given the Function , Which of the Following Statements

question 73

Multiple Choice

Given the function , which of the following statements is correct?

• A) The slopes of the tangent lines to the graph of this function get steeper as increases.
• B) The rate of change of the slopes of the tangent lines to the graph of this function at is equal to 1.
• C) The rate of change of the slopes of the tangent lines to the graph of this function at is equal to .
• D) The rate of change of the slopes of the tangent lines to the graph of this function at is equal to .
• E) The slopes of the tangent lines to the graph of this function approach 0 as approaches 0.

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