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  2. Slope - Wikipedia

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    Slope illustrated for y = (3/2)x − 1.Click on to enlarge Slope of a line in coordinates system, from f(x) = −12x + 2 to f(x) = 12x + 2. The slope of a line in the plane containing the x and y axes is generally represented by the letter m, [5] and is defined as the change in the y coordinate divided by the corresponding change in the x coordinate, between two distinct points on the line.

  3. Linear equation - Wikipedia

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    A non-vertical line can be defined by its slope m, and its y-intercept y 0 (the y coordinate of its intersection with the y-axis). In this case, its linear equation can be written = +. If, moreover, the line is not horizontal, it can be defined by its slope and its x-intercept x 0. In this case, its equation can be written

  4. Numerical methods for ordinary differential equations - Wikipedia

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    Numerical methods for ordinary differential equations are methods used to find numerical approximations to the solutions of ordinary differential equations (ODEs). Their use is also known as "numerical integration", although this term can also refer to the computation of integrals. Many differential equations cannot be solved exactly.

  5. Derivative - Wikipedia

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    The ratio in the definition of the derivative is the slope of the line through two points on the graph of the function ⁠ ⁠, specifically the points (, ()) and (+, (+)). As h {\displaystyle h} is made smaller, these points grow closer together, and the slope of this line approaches the limiting value, the slope of the tangent to the graph of ...

  6. Differential calculus - Wikipedia

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    The slope of the tangent line is equal to . (The axes of the graph do not use a 1:1 scale.) The derivative of a function is then simply the slope of this tangent line. [b] Even though the tangent line only touches a single point at the point of tangency, it can be approximated by a line that goes through two points.

  7. Heun's method - Wikipedia

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    Assuming that the quantity (,) on the right hand side of the equation can be thought of as the slope of the solution sought at any point (,), this can be combined with the Euler estimate of the next point to give the slope of the tangent line at the right end-point. Next the average of both slopes is used to find the corrected coordinates of ...

  8. Log–log plot - Wikipedia

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    The above procedure now is reversed to find the form of the function F(x) using its (assumed) known log–log plot. To find the function F, pick some fixed point (x 0, F 0), where F 0 is shorthand for F(x 0), somewhere on the straight line in the above graph, and further some other arbitrary point (x 1, F 1) on the same graph.

  9. Brachistochrone curve - Wikipedia

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    The curve of fastest descent is not a straight or polygonal line (blue) but a cycloid (red).. In physics and mathematics, a brachistochrone curve (from Ancient Greek βράχιστος χρόνος (brákhistos khrónos) 'shortest time'), [1] or curve of fastest descent, is the one lying on the plane between a point A and a lower point B, where B is not directly below A, on which a bead slides ...