Practice - Applications of Tangents and Normals
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Practice Questions
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What is a tangent line?
💡 Hint: Think about where the line meets the curve.
What do we use to find the slope of a tangent?
💡 Hint: Remember, the derivative gives us the rate of change.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What does the slope of the tangent represent?
💡 Hint: Consider what the derivative represents.
True or False: The normal line is parallel to the tangent line.
💡 Hint: Think about their angles related to each other.
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Challenge Problems
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For the curve y = x^2 + 3x at the point (2, 10), find the equations of both the tangent and normal lines.
💡 Hint: Try calculating the point and derivative first!
Given the function y = e^x, find tangent and normal lines at x = 0.
💡 Hint: Identify the function's behavior at the specified point.
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