Difference between revisions of "Slope fields"

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-'''Slope fields''' are tiny segments drawn throughout the [[coordinate plane|x-y plane]], with each [[line segment|segment]] having the corresponding slope at that (x,y) point of the derivative of the function:
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-::<math>\frac{dy}{dx}</math>
-The purpose of drawing slope fields is that it then permits easy connection of the tiny segments to draw approximate curves representing the [[derivative]] of the [[function]] on the x-y plane.
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