No, the text does not use the terminology "slope with respect to the origin", now that I've come across this example I thought that there might exist such a concept.
Don't you think the smallest slope is at point where the first line segment meets the curve in the Fig. 4.26 ? (If we consider the...
What is the practical importance of "Eigenvalues" and Eigenvectors" ? Can somebody please explain them clearly as to what they indicate and how they were invented.