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Tangent Planes

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  • Aug 15 2010 10:41 PM

    Rita Nutsch

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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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