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Moving Secant Line  


Course Topic(s): One-Variable Calculus | Differentiation, Definition and Elementary Application

This animation shows how a secant line approximates the tangent line at a fixed point when its other intersection with the curve is forced toward the fixed one. This is a Quick Time movie.



Resource URL: http://rowdy.mscd.edu/~talmanl/HTML/MovingSecantLine.html


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Subject classification(s): Differentiation | Single Variable Calculus | Calculus

Creator(s): Lou Talman

Contributor(s): Lou Talman

This resource was cataloged by Douglas Meade

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Mathematics Animated

Resource copyright: Lou Talman

This review was published on February 15, 2011

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