Instantaneous Speed and Tangents (HSC SSCE Mathematics Advanced): Flashcards
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Instantaneous speed
Instantaneous speed
Speed at one specific moment in time
Instantaneous speed on distance-time graph
Instantaneous speed on distance-time graph
Gradient of tangent at that point
Tangent line
Tangent line
Straight line touching curve at exactly one point
Secant line
Secant line
Line connecting two points on a curve
Formula: instantaneous speed
Formula: instantaneous speed
in speed formula
in speed formula
Change in distance
in speed formula
in speed formula
Change in time
Estimating speed from graph method
Estimating speed from graph method
Draw tangent and calculate its gradient
Smaller intervals effect on accuracy
Smaller intervals effect on accuracy
More accurate approximations
What secant line gradient gives
What secant line gradient gives
Average speed between two points