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Parabola and Tangent Slope

Parabola and Tangent Slope
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2018-06-26 03:29
FunctionCoordinate GeometryDerivative
Move point P along the parabola to observe the change in the slope of the tangent. This example covers parabolas, quadratic equations, and derivatives. GeoGebra commands used include: Point, Segment, Tangent, Intersect, OrthogonalLine, Slope, etc. Suitable for high school mathematics education and learning.

GeoGebra Commands & Parameters

  1. Point(c) → P
  2. Segment(P, Q) → f
  3. Tangent(P, c) → g,
  4. Intersect(g, xAxis) → T
  5. OrthogonalLine(P, g) → h
  6. Intersect(h, xAxis) → N
  7. Slope(g) → m