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tangent line |
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tangent lineIn geometry, a line that intersects a circle exactly once; in calculus, a line that touches a curve at one point and whose slope is equal to that of the curve at that point. Particularly useful as approximations of curves in the immediate vicinity of the point of tangency, tangent lines are the basis of many estimation techniques, including linear approximation. The numerical value of the slope of the tangent line to the graph of a function at any point equals that of the function's derivative at that point. This is one of the keystones of differential calculus. See also differential geometry. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| For example, you could draw a graph and a tangent line to that graph at a point using basic Maple commands, but it takes a fair bit of work. Mandibular plane A tangent line to the lower border of the mandible (figures 1, 2). It is not necessary to link the static stiffness obtained from the tangent line of load-deflection curve. |
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