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Gilbert Strang, Calculus, 3rd edition (Wellesley-Cambridge Press; MIT OpenCourseWare RES.18-001) §2.1 The Derivative of a Function, #15 · Calculus · Derivatives

Find numbers … and … so that the straight line … fits…

Find numbers and so that the straight line fits smoothly with the curve at . Smoothly means that and at .

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Gilbert Strang, Calculus, 3rd edition (Wellesley-Cambridge Press; MIT OpenCourseWare RES.18-001) · §2.1 The Derivative of a Function, #15

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