What is Instantaneous Rate of Change at a Point? Calculus Derivatives Instantaneous Rate of Change at a Point 1 Answer Wataru Sep 21, 2014 The instantaneous rate of change of a function f(x) at a point x=a is f'(a), which is the derivative of the function f evaluated at x=a. Answer link Related questions How do you find the instantaneous rate of change of a function at a point? How do you estimate instantaneous rate of change at a point? How do you find the instantaneous rate of change of f (x)= x ^2 +2 x ^4 at x=1? How do you find the instantaneous rate of change of f(t)=(2t^3-3t+4) when t=2? How do you find the instantaneous rate of change of w with respect to z for w=1/z+z/2? Can instantaneous rate of change be zero? Can instantaneous rate of change be negative? How do you find the instantaneous rate of change at a point on a graph? How does instantaneous rate of change differ from average rate of change? What is the definition of instantaneous rate of change for a function? See all questions in Instantaneous Rate of Change at a Point Impact of this question 7473 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License