Also, “identical” has a different meaning here.

There’s a special place in hell for the monster who dreamed up this captcha!

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        It’s quite easy after you learn engineering-level math. It would still require some paper and patience, but it’s not hard.

        Only something around 5% of the people go there, but it’s a matter of going there, not being a genius.

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          It’s been nearly 35 years since I did uni level calc and I’ve not really used in the the years since - fucked if I could figure it out without a lot of <insert search engine of choice> foo these days

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            To answer your question without being a dickhead: The given x indicates the point on the curve you need to find the slope at. In other words, find the derivative and then evaluate that function at the given x.

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            It is a partial derivative. Apparently you haven’t taken Calc III. I figured that would be basic math for most people. It is a shock to me that a person studying to be a nurse doesn’t need a degree in math.

            Never mind. I misunderstood your question. Also I was joking about the calc III is basic part

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          I’d love to see chatgpt try. Also it’s already most likely rendered as an image, which would further complicate things.