Tangent Line Versus Secant Line

[i]Instructions[/i]:[br][list][br][*]Use the drop down menu to select a function.[br][/*][*]The [color=#1551b5]blue[/color] line is a secant to the function through points A and B.[br][/*][*]The [color=#0a971e]green[/color] line is a tangent to the function through point A.[br][/*][*]Drag points A and B to see how the slopes of the tangent and secant lines change.[br][/*][*]Drag point B closer to point A and see what happens to the slopes of the secant and tangent lines as B approaches A.[br][/*][/list][br][math][/math]

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