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Polynomial and Derivative
Drag the points to change the graph of the polynomial and watch the derivative change accordingly. Nice choices will let the graph of the derivative stay within the given window.
Contributed by:
Ruth Dover
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Derivative
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Ruth Dover
"
Polynomial and Derivative
"
http://demonstrations.wolfram.com/PolynomialAndDerivative/
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Published: August 20, 2009
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