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Simple applications of the derivative: curve sketching

	Determine properties of a function from its graph © Dorothy Wallace
	The geometry of graphs © Dan Sloughter 2000
	Sketch graph of (x © Dorothy Wallace
	Sketch graph of (x2 © Dorothy Wallace
	Sketch the derivative (1) © Dorothy Wallace
	Sketch the derivative (2) © Dorothy Wallace
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