CHAPTER10
Common Differentiation Tasks
In This Chapter
- Equations of tangent and normal lines
- Differentiating equations containing multiple variables
- Derivatives of inverse functions
- Differentiating parametric equations
- Solving gross equations with your calculator
Even though the derivative is just the slope of a tangent line, its uses are innumerable. Weâve already seen that it describes the instantaneous rate of change of a nonlinear function. However, that hardly explains why itâs one of the most revolutionary mathematical concepts in history. Soon weâll be exploring more (and substantially more exciting) uses for the derivative.
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