Section 2.6 Worksheet:

Assigned problems: Exercises pp. 122-123, #3, 4, 6, 8, 13, 16, 22, 24, 25 (due Thursday)

1. How is the shape of the tangent line to the graph of f at a defined in terms of limits?

2. How do we define the ``slope of the curve'' at a point, according to our author?

3. How is the symbol `` '' used in this section? That is, what does it mean?

4. Explain how we can write

   

5. How does figure 2, p. 116, help explain the fact that many people throughout history have believed that the earth is flat?

Notes:

1. If this section looks like review, in some ways it is: I've told you to keep your eye on the slope, and now you see why!