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I'm given a simple table (time(s),position) to make into a graph:
0,0
2,0.6
4.,2.4
6,5.4
8,9.6
10,15
I'm asked to draw tangent lines at 4, 6, and 8 seconds.
There is no indication of how they should be drawn, are tangent lines just eyeballed? I see equation involving "lim" online and equations using functions of slopes... these don't seem relevant as I am taking grade 11 physics.
The textbook has shown one equation that involves slope;
v2-v1/t2-t = slope
If i substitute some points given it makes even less sense to me:
6-4/5.4-2.4 = 2/3 (slope?) does this mean the slope of a tangent line for 4 seconds AND 6 seconds = 2/3... something?[Moderator note: Strikeout mistake fixed.]
0,0
2,0.6
4.,2.4
6,5.4
8,9.6
10,15
I'm asked to draw tangent lines at 4, 6, and 8 seconds.
There is no indication of how they should be drawn, are tangent lines just eyeballed? I see equation involving "lim" online and equations using functions of slopes... these don't seem relevant as I am taking grade 11 physics.
The textbook has shown one equation that involves slope;
v2-v1/t2-t = slope
If i substitute some points given it makes even less sense to me:
6-4/5.4-2.4 = 2/3 (slope?) does this mean the slope of a tangent line for 4 seconds AND 6 seconds = 2/3... something?[Moderator note: Strikeout mistake fixed.]
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