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    The document discusses finding the slope of a tangent line at a point on a curve. It explains that the slope formula for a secant line is not helpful when the two points are the same. Instead, it shows how taking the limit as the two points get infinitely close approximates the slope of the tangent line. Specifically, it demonstrates this for finding the slope of the curve f(x)=x^2 at x=1, showing that the limit calculation gives the slope as 2, which is the slope of the tangent line at that point. It then asks how this concept could be used to calculate the speed of an object at a given moment.

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    The document discusses finding the slope of a tangent line at a point on a curve. It explains that the slope formula for a secant line is not helpful when the two points are the same. Instead, it shows how taking the limit as the two points get infinitely close approximates the slope of the tangent line. Specifically, it demonstrates this for finding the slope of the curve f(x)=x^2 at x=1, showing that the limit calculation gives the slope as 2, which is the slope of the tangent line at that point. It then asks how this concept could be used to calculate the speed of an object at a given moment.

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    Finding the Slope of a Curve Using Limits

    Încărcat de

    greghitt
    The document discusses finding the slope of a tangent line at a point on a curve. It explains that the slope formula for a secant line is not helpful when the two points are the same. Instead, it shows how taking the limit as the two points get infinitely close approximates the slope of the tangent line. Specifically, it demonstrates this for finding the slope of the curve f(x)=x^2 at x=1, showing that the limit calculation gives the slope as 2, which is the slope of the tangent line at that point. It then asks how this concept could be used to calculate the speed of an object at a given moment.

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    2.1­ Presentation­ The Tangent Line Problem.

    notebook

    September 20, 2010


    Aim: How can a limit help us with Calculus?
    Do Now:

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    2.1­ Presentation­ The Tangent Line Problem.notebook

    What is a tangent line?

    What is a secant line?

    2
    2.1­ Presentation­ The Tangent Line Problem.notebook

    The Tangent Line Problem


    How can we find the slope of this curve at x = 1?

    3
    2.1­ Presentation­ The Tangent Line Problem.notebook

    The Tangent Line Problem


    How can we find the slope of this curve at x = 1?
    How do we find the slope of a line?

    y2 ­ y1
    m = 
    x2 ­ x1

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    2.1­ Presentation­ The Tangent Line Problem.notebook

    The Tangent Line Problem


    How can we find the slope of this curve at x = 1?

    How does the slope formula help us here? How does it hurt us?

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    2.1­ Presentation­ The Tangent Line Problem.notebook

    The Tangent Line Problem


    y2 ­ y1 We know that one of our points is
    m =  going to be (1, 1), so we can
    x2 ­ x1 substitute that in.

    y2 ­ 1
    m = 
    x2 ­ 1

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    2.1­ Presentation­ The Tangent Line Problem.notebook

    The Tangent Line Problem


    How can we find the slope of this curve at x = 1?

    So, how can we start getting an estimate of the slope?

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    2.1­ Presentation­ The Tangent Line Problem.notebook

    The Tangent Line Problem


    y2 ­ 1 We also know that y2 will be
    m =  determined by the function f(x) = x2.
    x2 ­ 1
    2
    x  ­ 1
    m = 
    x ­ 1

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    2.1­ Presentation­ The Tangent Line Problem.notebook

    The Tangent Line Problem


    x2 ­ 1
    m = 
    x ­ 1

    Basically, we are making the two lines we use to calculate the


    secant line be infinitely close.

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    2.1­ Presentation­ The Tangent Line Problem.notebook

    The Tangent Line Problem

    x2 ­ 1
    m = 
    x ­ 1

    What can we assume the slope is at x = 1?

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    2.1­ Presentation­ The Tangent Line Problem.notebook

    The Tangent Line Problem


    x2 ­ 1
    Because we see that m =  gets really, really, really, really
    x ­ 1
    close to 2 as we get really, really, really, really close to x = 1, we
    can say:

    And that is calculus.

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    2.1­ Presentation­ The Tangent Line Problem.notebook

    The Tangent Line Problem

    How can I calculate the speed of an object at any given moment?

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