Further Mathematics GCSE
Tangent Plane
What Tangent Plane means in Further Mathematics GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Tangent Plane
A plane that touches a surface at a single point and represents the best linear approximation to the surface near that point.
Topics that use Tangent Plane
- Additional Pure Mathematics (OCR GCSE)
Related terms
- Mixed Derivative Theorem (Clairaut's Theorem)
- Partial Derivative
- Stationary Point
- Hessian Matrix
- Saddle Point
Using Tangent Plane in the exam
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