TI-83 Plus CellSheet™ Application
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1.
named
DERIV
.
2. Enter the following headings in cells A1:F1:
X
value of x
H(RHS)
value of h from the right hand side
X+H
value of x+h
SEC SLP
slope of the secant line
TAN SLP
slope of the tangent line which will be calculated using the
derivative f'(3) = 2
4
3 = 6
TAN SEC
slope of the tangent line minus the slope of the secant line
You need to begin the comparison with h a large distance
away from x. As h gets closer to x, you can see a trend
develop. For this example, begin with h = 100, with each
subsequent h value 1/10 of the preceding h value.
3. Enter
3
for x in cells A2 through A16 using the
option.