Idiot's Guides: Calculus I by Kelley W. Michael

Author:Kelley, W. Michael [Kelley, W. Michael]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: DK Publishing
Published: 2016-07-12T04:00:00+00:00

Now calculate . It is going to get messy, so plan on using decimal forms provided by your calculator.

Although that number was a little ugly looking, you’re headed in the right direction. This is the perfect time to double-check your derivative with your calculator, as demonstrated in Figure 10.3.

Figure 10.3

If decimals bring you no joy, I’d argue that knowing the actual value of the derivative, , isn’t much better.

The slope, m, of the normal line to g (x ) at is the opposite reciprocal of the slope of the tangent line:

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