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Definition of the derivative (2.2)

Posted on October 4, 2019October 23, 2019

This Desmos graph shows how the derivative represents the slope of the tangent line to the graph, and can be calculated as the limit of the slopes of secant lines.

In the same way that the slope of a secant line represents an “average rate of change”, the slope of the tangent line represents an “instantaneous rate of change”.

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