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The above is a simplified "intuitive" treatment of calculus and of this theorem.  The actual "rigorous" proof, "rigorous" definitions of derivative and integral, and statement of the conditions under which the theorem is true, are beyond the scope of this article. Definite integrals are strongly connected to the [[Fundamental Theorem of Calculus]].
 
The above is a simplified "intuitive" treatment of calculus and of this theorem.  The actual "rigorous" proof, "rigorous" definitions of derivative and integral, and statement of the conditions under which the theorem is true, are beyond the scope of this article. Definite integrals are strongly connected to the [[Fundamental Theorem of Calculus]].
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==Derivatives==
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{{Main|Derivatives}}
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Derivatives are defined as the instantaneous rate of change of differentiable functions. Derivatives themselves can be functions that give the slope of the instantaneous rate of change of a function at any differentiable point. The slope of a tangent line is another way of defining a derivative. A tangent line touches a graph at only one point (locally). So its slope can be interpreted as the instantaneous rate of change of that graph.
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===Power Functions===
    
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