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    The document discusses how to determine the gradient of a tangent line to a curve with an equation y=f(x) at a point x=a using the formula dy/dx = lim(h->0) (f(a+h)-f(a))/h. It then states that using this formula allows us to determine an expression for the gradient of the tangent line at any point on the graph, which is called the derivative.

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    The document discusses how to determine the gradient of a tangent line to a curve with an equation y=f(x) at a point x=a using the formula dy/dx = lim(h->0) (f(a+h)-f(a))/h. It then states that using this formula allows us to determine an expression for the gradient of the tangent line at any point on the graph, which is called the derivative.

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    The document discusses how to determine the gradient of a tangent line to a curve with an equation y=f(x) at a point x=a using the formula dy/dx = lim(h->0) (f(a+h)-f(a))/h. It then states that using this formula allows us to determine an expression for the gradient of the tangent line at any point on the graph, which is called the derivative.

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    Differentiation From First Principles

    We know that the gradient of the tangent to a curve with equation y=f(x) at x=a can be
    determine using the formula:

    We can use this formula to determine an expression that describes the gradient of the graph
    (or the gradient of the tangent to the graph) at any point on the graph. This expression (or
    gradient function) is called the derivative.

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