Demo: Tangents to a quartic curve

What are the maximum and minimum number of tangents that it's possible to have to a quartic curve? Can you prove it?

 

Michael Borcherds

 
Materiaaltype
Werkblad
Tags
derivative  exploration  logic  polynomial-function  practice  quartic  tangent  tangent-line 
Doelgroep (leeftijd)
15 – 18
Taal
English (United States)
 
 
Licentie
CC-BY-SA, GeoGebra Terms of Use
Afgeleid materiaal
Tangents to a quartic
Gedeeld door Ronan Downes
 
 
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