Examining the slopes of Secants and Tangents for Calculus

Intro to calculus. Examining different Secant lines to discover that bringing the points closer together leads to the Secant line approaching the Tangent. The slopes are also shown demonstrating that the slope of the Secant approaches the slope of the Tangent as the gap reduces.

 

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Activity
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calculus  rateofchange  tangent 
Target Group (Age)
15 – 18
Language
English (United Kingdom)
 
 
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