
1-2 (d) Meaning of the derivatives
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08 1-2 (d) Meaning of the derivatives
Graph connection
- is the slope of the tangent; tells how that slope changes.
- Where the slope is increasing, so the graph bends upwards like a cup; where the slope is decreasing and the graph bends downwards like a cap.
- For a polynomial, each differentiation lowers the degree by one, so and have simpler graphs than .
- Plotting , and with graphing software shows that crosses the -axis at the turning points of , and crosses it at the points where the bending changes.
Summary table
| Point of comparison |
Implicit differentiation |
Parametric differentiation |
| Data given |
One equation in and |
, |
| First derivative |
Differentiate both sides, solve for |
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| Answer contains |
Usually and |
Only the parameter |
| Second derivative |
Differentiate again and substitute |
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