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What is the physical meaning of the derivative of a function?
What is the physical meaning of the derivative of a function?
- Rate of change of a function (correct)
- The increment of a function
- The distance traveled
- Function change time
What is the geometric meaning of the derivative of a function?
What is the geometric meaning of the derivative of a function?
- The rate of change of a function relative to its argument
- The family of curves
- The tangent of the angle of slope of the tangent line to the curve y = f(x) (correct)
- The area of the figure bounded by the graph y = f(x)
What is acceleration?
What is acceleration?
- The first derivative of speed with respect to time (correct)
- The first derivative of displacement with respect to speed
- The second derivative of velocity with respect to time
- The first derivative of coordinate with respect to time
Study Notes
Derivative of a Function
- The derivative of a function represents the rate of change of the function with respect to its variable
- Physically, it represents the instantaneous rate of change of the output of the function with respect to its input
Geometric Meaning of the Derivative
- Geometrically, the derivative of a function represents the slope of the tangent line to the graph of the function at a given point
- It indicates the rate at which the function is changing at that specific point
Acceleration
- Acceleration is the derivative of velocity with respect to time
- It represents the rate of change of velocity, or the rate at which an object's speed or direction is changing
- Acceleration is a measure of how quickly an object is increasing or decreasing its speed, or changing its direction
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Test your knowledge of the physical and geometrical meanings of the derivative of a function with this quiz! Learn about the rate of change of a function, its increment, the distance traveled, and more. See if you can identify the correct answers, including the geometrical meaning of a derivative in relation to a function's slope. Sharpen your calculus skills and take the quiz now!
