Find the Slope of the Tangent Line to the Curve $\frac { 1 } { 1 + 2 x }$

question 22

Multiple Choice

Find the slope of the tangent line to the curve y = $\frac { 1 } { 1 + 2 x }$ at the point (1, $\frac { 1 } { 3 }$ ) .

• A) \(- \frac { 1 } { 4 }\)
• B)2
• C)
• \(- 1\)
• D) \(\frac { 1 } { 4 }\)
• E) \(- \frac { 2 } { 9 }\)
• F) \(- 2\)
• G)1
• H) \(\frac { 1 } { 2 }\)

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