In maths, derivatives have wide usage. They are used in many situations like finding maxima or minima of a function, finding the slope of the curve, and even inflection point. A few places where we will use the derivative are given below. And each of it is explained in detail in the following sections. The most common usage of application of derivatives is seen in:
- Finding Rate of Change of a Quantity
- Finding the Approximation Value
- Finding the equation of a Tangent and Normal To a Curve
- Finding Maxima and Minima, and Point of Inflection
- Determining Increasing and Decreasing Functions