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Activity:
Exploring the Witch of Agnesi |
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| Description: |
This activity has students construct the graph of the Witch of Agnesi, and investigate both its asymptotes and inflection points. Fermat studied this function in the seventeenth century. |
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Sketchpad | |
| Author: |
teacherlink.org--Center for Technology and Teacher Education |
| Language: |
English | |
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Does not require payment for use |
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| Courses: |
PreCalculus |
asymptotes, tangent line |
| Calculus |
Function graphs, Understanding asymptotes, Asymptotic behavior and limits, Points of inflection |
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