The gradient of the tangent to the curve at is:

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: D.

  1. Step 1: Chain rule: .
  2. Step 2: At : .
Answer
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Why not the others: forgets the factor ; forgets to divide by ; is the height of the curve, not its gradient.

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