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Find the maximum slope of the curve y = –x3 + 3x2 + 2x – 27


We need to find the maximum value of the slope, meaning we have to double differentiate the value of slope to find the maximum value of slope







Slope (max) = - 3(1) + 6(1) + 2 = 5


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