Can the slope of a tangent line be negative?
Ezra AdamsYes it can.
Remember that the slope is a number that tells you, basically, if your line is going up or down.
The tangent is a line and it can have a positive (going up), negative (going down) or zero (perfectly horizontal) slope.
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Axel AlvarezYes, the slope of a tangent line can be negative.
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When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.
When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.
When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.
When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.
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