Gradient of the Tangent
Calculus PowerPoint on the gradient of the tangent, moving from the gradient of a secant line to the limit that gives the gradient of a curve at a point, with four worked examples.
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- Maths
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- Calculus, Gradient of Tangent
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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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Find the gradient of a tangent line as the limit of secant gradients
Write the equation of a tangent line to a curve at a given point
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Limit calculation — evaluating the limit of secant gradients in the worked examples
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Secant line
Tangent line
Gradient of a curve
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