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Getting Started
You will be using the Internet to learn how to calculate the derivative of a function and write the equation of a line tangent to the function.

Learning Objectives
During this lesson, you will learn

the meaning of the slope of a curve
how to calculate the slope of the curve
the definition of the derivative of a function
how to write the equation of the tangent to a curve
how to use the definition of the derivative to write a general equation for finding the slope of the curve

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last revised: 04/27/01

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Las Plumas High School
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Oroville, CA 95966