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Difference quotient (view source)
Revision as of 20:33, September 25, 2007
, 20:33, September 25, 2007New page: The Difference quotient is used in Calculus to compute the slope of a secant line through two points on a graph of a function ''f(x)''. :<math>\frac{F(x+\Delta x)-F(x)}{\Delt...
The [[Difference quotient]] is used in [[Calculus]] to compute the slope of a [[secant line]] through two points on a graph of a function ''f(x)''.
:<math>\frac{F(x+\Delta x)-F(x)}{\Delta x}\,\!</math>
==How the Difference quotient differs from the Derivative==
The difference between the [[difference quotient]] and the [[derivative]] is that the [[derivative]] is the value of the [[difference quotient]] as the [[secant line]]s get closer and closer to the [[tangent line]].
[[Category:Mathematics]]
:<math>\frac{F(x+\Delta x)-F(x)}{\Delta x}\,\!</math>
==How the Difference quotient differs from the Derivative==
The difference between the [[difference quotient]] and the [[derivative]] is that the [[derivative]] is the value of the [[difference quotient]] as the [[secant line]]s get closer and closer to the [[tangent line]].
[[Category:Mathematics]]