Key term for AQA GCSE Physics, used in Forces and Motion.
A straight line that just touches a curve at one particular point, representing the slope (and therefore instantaneous speed) of the curve at that exact point.
Tangent appears in AQA GCSE Physics revision content for Forces, especially Forces and Motion and The distance–time relationship.
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