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TANGENT LINE APPROXIMATION

Author:
Sue Popelka
Move Point B to see how the tangent line approximation (y-value at C) deviates from the actual function value (y-value at B). You can also move point A to see what happens at other points on the function. Try changing the function as well.

New Resources

  • G.3.7.2 Stretched or Distorted? Triangles
  • Geometry Unit 3 Lesson 12
  • G.3.8.1 Stretched or Distorted? Rectangles
  • G.3.12 Practice Problems
  • G.3.7 Learning Goal

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  • Geogebra Applet Demonstrating Slopes of Secants and Tangents
  • Translating to a Line Through the Origin
  • Velocity_and_Acceleration_Example4_3_1
  • Triangular Prism
  • Tangent Graph

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  • Upper and Lower Sum or Riemann Sum
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  • Scatter Plot
  • Standard Deviation
  • Functions

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