Gradient of the Tangent
Calculus PowerPoint on the gradient of the tangent, moving from the slope of a secant line to the limit that gives the slope of a curve at a point, with four worked examples.
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- Grade 12
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- Microsoft PowerPoint
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- Digital activity
- Subject
- Math
- Topic
- Calculus, Gradient of Tangent
- Resource types
- Lesson Plans
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- Digital activity
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PowerPoint presentation, 14 slides explaining to understand the meaning of the slope of a curve at a point.
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Learning objectives
Find the slope of a tangent line as the limit of secant slopes
Write the equation of a tangent line to a curve at a given point
Skills covered
Limit calculation — evaluating the limit of secant slopes in the worked examples
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Secant line
Tangent line
Slope of a curve
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