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Investigate gradients of functions by considering tangents and also by considering chords of the graph and using algebra.
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Introduction Aim: to investigate gradients of functions by considering tangents and also by considering chords of the graph and using algebra. Research: What does "gradient" mean? Generally, the "steepness" of a curve is measured by its gradient. Firstly in my coursework I will investigate gradients using tangents and find out the bests way to use tangents. I will start of by investigating the gradients of y=x, y=x2, y=x3 because they are likely to be simpler to solve and so I can understand at first then I will move onto more complex equations later. Then I will look at chords and finally algebra. I hope I will learn a lot during my time of doing this coursework, as I am sure you will too. In vertical and horizontal graph lines it is easy to work out the gradient. For a graph of a horizontal line the line has no steepness and so the gradient...
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