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5.2 Lecture Part2 Tangents and Normals

This document discusses applying differentiation to find gradients, tangents, and normals. It provides examples of differentiating functions to find the gradient at a point, finding where the gradient equals a value, and finding gradients where a curve intersects a line. It also discusses using differentiation to find the gradient of the tangent and normal to a curve at a given point.

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5.2 Lecture Part2 Tangents and Normals

This document discusses applying differentiation to find gradients, tangents, and normals. It provides examples of differentiating functions to find the gradient at a point, finding where the gradient equals a value, and finding gradients where a curve intersects a line. It also discusses using differentiation to find the gradient of the tangent and normal to a curve at a given point.

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Application of

Differentiation
Applying Differentiation

 This lesson you are going to apply your knowledge


of differentiation to be able to find the value of
the gradient at any point on a curve
 Find the equation of a tangent or a normal
Differentiation

Our learning journey of Differentiation

Know how to Calculate the Find the Use the


differentiate equation of coordinate second
a function & normal & of the differential
that it tangents stationary to see
represents point whether the
gradient/ turning point
rate of is a
change maximum or
minimum
Applying Differentiation

 Last lesson we learned that you can find the


gradient of a function by differentiating it

dy
= gradient of y
dx
Example 1

f (x ) = 4 x 2 − 8 x + 3
(a) Find the gradient of
y = f(x) at the point
(½, 0)
(b) Find the coordinates
of the point on the
graph of y = f(x)
where the gradient
is 8
(c) Find the gradient of
y = f(x) at the
points where the
curve meets the line
y = 4x – 5
Example

f (x ) = 4 x 2 − 8 x + 3
(a) Find the gradient of
y = f(x) at the point
(½, 0)
(b) Find the coordinates
of the point on the
graph of y = f(x)
where the gradient
is 8
(c) Find the gradient of
y = f(x) at the
points where the
curve meets the line
y = 4x – 5
Example

f (x ) = 4 x 2 − 8 x + 3
(a) Find the gradient of
y = f(x) at the point
(½, 0)
(b) Find the coordinates
of the point on the
graph of y = f(x)
where the gradient
is 8
(c) Find the gradient of
y = f(x) at the
points where the
curve meets the line
y = 4x – 5
Differentiation and
Coordinate Geometry
 Recap Coordinate Geometry

 What is the relation ship between tangent


& normal?

 If we differentiate a function will we use it


to find the gradient of the tangent or the
normal?
Example 2

The equation of a curve is y = 6 − 3x − 4 x 2 − x 3


Find the gradient of the
tangent and of the
normal to the curve at
the point
(-2, 4)
Example 3

Find the coordinates of the points on the curve y = 2 x 3 − 3x 2 − 8 x + 7

where the gradient is 4.


Questions

Find the coordinates of the points on the curve y = 2 x 3 − 3x 2 − 8 x + 7

where the gradient is 4.

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