Find the slope of the tangent to the curve y = 3x^4 − 4x at x = 4

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asked Mar 10, 2018 in Mathematics by sanjay das (155 points) 2

Find the slope of the tangent to the curve y = 3x4 − 4x at x = 4.

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answered Mar 10, 2018 by sanjay das (155 points) 2

The given curve is y = 3x4 − 4x.
Then, the slope of the tangent to the given curve at x = 4 is given by,

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