Slope of a Curve

This applet demonstrates how the slope of the secant line approaches the slope of the curve. Left, right and centered convergence is shown as well as the effect of points outside the domain. The tangent line is optionally shown.

 

Dr. Doug Davis, 3D

 
Resource Type
Activity
Tags
derivative  function  secant-lines  slope 
Target Group (Age)
15 – 19+
Language
English
 
 
 
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