Tangent Line and Derivative Demo

Tangent Line and Derivative Demo
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2016-04-11 11:50
This example demonstrates how to draw the tangent line of a function and show its relationship with the derivative. Core math concepts include derivatives, tangent lines, difference and slope, and differential calculus. Construction highlights involve using GeoGebra commands/objects like Circle, Line, OrthogonalLine, and Intersect. Suitable for high school and above students learning calculus to visually understand the geometric meaning of derivatives.

GeoGebra Commands & Parameters

  1. Circle(A, B) → c
  2. Line(C, D) → a
  3. OrthogonalLine(A, a) → b
  4. Intersect(c, b, 1) → E
  5. OrthogonalLine(E, b) → target1