The derivative function
- Author:
- Oscar Chavez
Drag point and see how the slope of the tangent to at changes. This slope is the derivative of at , where is the -coordinate of .
Point has the same -coordinate as , and its -coordinate is the slope of the tangent line at .
What is the graph of the function determined by all possible locations of point ? This function is the derivative of .
Try a different function and repeat.