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Unit 4: Applications of derivatives

1,500 possible mastery points

About this unit

Derivatives describe the rate of change of quantities. This becomes very useful when solving various problems that are related to rates of change in applied, real-world, situations. Also learn how to apply derivatives to approximate function values and find limits using L’Hôpital’s rule.
Level up on the above skills and collect up to 320 Mastery points
Level up on the above skills and collect up to 560 Mastery points
Level up on the above skills and collect up to 320 Mastery points
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