Secant and Tangent Lines
Math: Calculus: Derivatives
Math: AP Calculus: AP Calculus
9-12
15 Minutes
TI-Nspire CX series
2.0
Lessons
TNS
Secant and Tangent Lines
Activity Overview
In this activity, students will observe the slopes of the secant line and tangent line as point Q on the function approaches the other point P. They will also determine the average rate of change for an interval and approximate the instantaneous rate of change using the slope of the secant line.
Math: Calculus: Derivatives
Math: AP Calculus: AP Calculus
9-12
15 Minutes
TI-Nspire CX series
2.0
Lessons
TNS
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