Tangent Planes
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- Aug 15 2010 10:41 PM
Rita Nutsch
This resource was matched by a member of the Brokers of Expertise Standards Matching Team.
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Description
This resource illustrates the intuitive notion of the tangent plane and shows a graph of a function of two variables. Students will have the opportunity to view a variety of different graphs and see how they do or don't become plane-like as you zoom into them. This Web site is part of the Math Forum web site.
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Grade: 11 to 12
Topics: Geometry, Mathematics, Calculus
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