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The slope of the tangent line at the maximum point of the curve is zero. So we say that as a curve point approaches to the maximum point, the slope of the tangent line at that point approaches to zero.
It is the point at which a tangent touches a curve.
Ess curve
A vertex is the highest or lowest point in a parabola.
A parabola is NOT a point, it is the whole curve.
Lines are infinite and so do not have a highest or lowest point. You need to have a curve to have a possible lowest point.
This is a curve representating data points that looks like an upside down bell, and it is sometimes called a well curve. It is symmetrical, and the lowest point is in the middle of the curve. See the related link below for a picture.
Highest point reached by a curve. Minima is lowest.
A 'trough' is the lowest point
The lowest point is called the trough.
The lowest point of a wave is called a trough.
inflection point
The lowest point in Missouri is called Saint Francis River!
A tangent is an object, like a line, which touches a curve. The tangent only touches the curve at one point. That point is called the point of tangency. The tangent does not intersect (pass through) the curve.
The distance from the fixed point at the center of a circle to any point on the curve is called the radius.
locus curve