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Question
If the tangent line at a point (x, y) on the curve y = f(x) is parallel to x-axis, then write the value of \[\frac{dy}{dx}\] ?
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Solution
The slope of the x-axis is 0.
Also, the tangent at a point (x, y) on the curve y = f(x) is parallel to the x-axis.
∴ Slope of the tangent
\[\left( \frac{dy}{dx} \right)\] = Slope of the x-axis = 0.
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