Speed up your pupils' understanding of derivatives. Two cars travel in perpendicular distances to each other. With the aid of the interactive, learners visualize the situation. Pupils use the derivative to calculate the instantaneous rate of the distance between the two cars. 

Concepts

speed, rates, rate of change, distance, right triangles, hypotenuse, pythagorean theorem

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Spend time reviewing differentiating variables in relationship to another

Classroom Considerations

• Must sign up for a free CK-12 account to gain access
• Class members should know the Pythagorean Theorem

Pros

• Uses colors to designate individual distances
• Learners can view the correct answer if they input the wrong one

Cons

• None