Thursday, July 4, 2013

What is the slope of the tangent line to y=cos(x)-2 at x=pi/2 ?

The slope of the tangent to the curve defined by y=cos(x)-2 at the point where x=pi/2 is required.


For a curve y = f(x), the slope of the tangent at x = a is equal to y'(a).


For y = cos x - 2, y' = -sin x


At x = pi/2, y' = 1


The required slope of the tangent is 1.

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