tangent plane
Americannoun
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When working with a function of two variables, the tangent line is replaced by a tangent plane, but the approximation idea is much the same.
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Figure 4.29 Graph of a function that does not have a tangent plane at the origin.
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In this case, a surface is considered to be smooth at point P if a tangent plane to the surface exists at that point.
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If these lines lie in the same plane, they determine the tangent plane at that point.
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The following propositions follow:— A quadric surface has at every point a tangent plane.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" by Various
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