CALCULUS

Branch of mathematics that helps us

understand changes between values that are
related by a function
Estimating
Gradient
of Curves

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Estimating
Gradient
of Curves
A tangent is a straight line which touches the curve
without crossing it.

Note :
When we say that the tangent at P does not cross the
curve we mean that this is only the case locally (close to
the point P). The tangent might also intersect a different
part of the curve. 3
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Gradient
using
Quadratic
Theory

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Practice Questions

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Practice Questions : Answers

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Gradient
using
Limit
Theory

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Gradient
using
Limit
Theory

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Differentiation
from First
Principles

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 Find an expression for the gradient of the chord PQ:

Differentiation
from First
Principles

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Differentiation
from First
Principles

To denote this idea of the distance h approaching zero, we use

lim, which reads as ‘the limit as h tends to 0’.
h→0

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Differentiation
from First
Principles

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Differentiation
from First
Principles

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Differentiation
from First
Principles

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Practice Questions

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Practice Questions : Answers

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