tangent line
Americannoun
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A tangent line to a curve is a line that intersects the curve at only a single point but does not cross it there.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 1, 2021
For the following exercises, find the equation of the tangent line to the given curve.
From Textbooks ● Mar. 30, 2016
The analog of a tangent line to a curve is a tangent plane to a surface for functions of two variables.
From Textbooks ● Mar. 30, 2016
If we choose to change y instead of x by the same incremental value h, then the secant line is parallel to the y-axis and so is the tangent line.
From Textbooks ● Mar. 30, 2016
The line you get isn’t exactly the tangent line, but if the curve isn’t too bumpy, the two lines will be pretty close.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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