Illustration of First Derivative

This applet relates the derivative of a quadratic function to the original function in terms the slope of the tangent to the curve. Check boxes allow you to independently investigate the relationship between the x values of the derived function and the original, the y value of the derived function and slope of the tangent to the original, as well as tracing the graph of the derived function.

 

Tadhg Power

 
Resource Type
Activity
Tags
derivative  differentiate  differentiation  function  slope  tangent  tangent-function 
Target Group (Age)
16 – 18
Language
English (United Kingdom)
 
 
GeoGebra version
4.0
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