The slope of a tangent line at a point
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- Kevin Fox
Slope of a Tangent Line to a curve at a point
Click on point b and slowly move it toward point a. What value does the slope of the secant lines approach as b approaches a from the left? Is this the same value as b approaches a from the right?
Notice the black line is called the tangent line to the curve at point a. What is your estimate of the slope of the tangent line? Explain