Applications of differentiation
Mathematical Methods: Units 3 and 4
Introduction
This video looks at the ideas behind finding the tangents and normals to curves using differentiation. It looks at why we might want to do this and use the idea of reciprocals to help us find the gradient of a normal if we know the gradient of a tangent.
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tangents
normals
differentation
VCE Maths Methods
maths methods units 3 and 4
What is a tangent
What is a normal
How are tangents and normals linked
Link between tangents and normals
tangents and normals
How do I find the tangent
How do I find the normal
Tangent to a curve
Normal to a tangent
How do I find the equation of a tangent
How do I find the equation of a normal
equation of tangent
tangent line
tangent and normal
slope of tangent line