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Curves: gradient: the cubic curve y = ax³+b
Move the slider to move the red line.


Use the display to estimate to the nearest whole number the gradient of the following curves at the given points:
y = 2x³+1 at x=1 gradient =
y = -3x³ at x=-1 gradient =
y = x³-1 at x=0 gradient =

a1 a2 a3 a4
b1 b2 b3 b4
c1 c2 c3 c4
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