Chapter 6 • Class 12 Mathematics
Application of Derivatives
Class 12 Application of Derivatives — rate of change, tangents, normals, increasing/decreasing functions, maxima and minima. Full solved examples and MCQ tests for CBSE and ISC.
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Derivative as a Rate of Change
The derivative measures the instantaneous rate of change of with respect to how fast responds to a small change in . When the independent variable is …
Start this topic → 2Increasing & Decreasing Functions
The sign of the first derivative tells you whether a function is rising or falling. This turns the visual idea of a graph "going up" or "going down" i…
Start this topic → 3Maxima & Minima
Optimisation finding the largest or smallest value a quantity can take is the headline application of derivatives, and it is the part of this chapter …
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