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Some time difficulty in a Manipulate program inside a DynamicModule


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slopeExplorer[fn_, {x_, xmin_, xmax_}, {y_, ymin_, ymax_}] :=
 DynamicModule[{f, pta, ptb},
  f[t_] = fn /. x -> t;

  Manipulate[
   pta = {a, f[a]};
   ptb = {a, f'[a]};
   Show[
    Plot[{Tooltip[f[x]], Tooltip[f[a] + f'[a] (x - a)]}, {x, xmin, 
      xmax},
     PlotStyle -> {Directive[Blue], Directive[Orange]},
     PlotRange -> {ymin, ymax},
     PlotLabel -> 
      Pane["Slope of tangent line = " <> 

        ToString[PaddedForm[N[f'[a]], {6, 2}]] <> "\n", 200]],
    Plot[Tooltip[f'[x]], {x, xmin - 0.01, a},
     PlotRange -> All,
     PlotStyle -> Directive[Red, Dashed]],
    Graphics[{
      Gray, Line[{pta, ptb}],
      Red, PointSize[Medium], Tooltip[Point[pta], pta],
      Blue, Tooltip[Point[ptb], ptb]
      }]
    ], {{a, xmin, "x"}, xmin, xmax, Appearance -> "Labeled"}

   ]
  ]

The following example seems to work perfectly.


slopeExplorer[2 x^3 - 3 x^2 - 36 x, {x, -5, 6}, {y, -150, 150}]

Moving the slider back and forth works smoothly. No hesitations.


Same thing with this example:


slopeExplorer[6/(1 + x^2), {x, -5, 5}, {y, -10, 10}]


No problems.


However, this example experiences difficulty:


slopeExplorer[(3 + x)/(1 - 3 x), {x, -5, 3}, {y, -10, 10}]

All is well and smooth and the slider moves to the right, but when I get near the vertical asymptote at $x=1/3$, problems start.



  1. Slider seems to lock up.

  2. A small spinning colored wheel starts up, then disappears.

  3. The cell bracket goes black for a moment.



Then all stops and I can select slider, but it starts up again.


Might have something to do with something happening at the vertical asymptote, or it just might ben my limited understanding of avoiding this type of difficulty in Manipulate procedures.


Any thoughts?



Answer



The problem is mostly due to the PlotRange -> All in the second Plot. Also added use of Exclusions


slopeExplorer[fn_, {x_, xmin_, xmax_}, {y_, ymin_, ymax_}] :=
 DynamicModule[{f, fp, pta, ptb, poles},
  f[t_] = fn /. x -> t;
  fp[t_] = f'[t] // Simplify;
  poles = t /. Solve[Denominator[f[t]] == 0, t, Reals];

  If[Length[poles] > 0, Print[StringForm["pole at ``", Thread[x == poles]]]];
  Manipulate[
   pta = {a, f[a]};
   ptb = {a, fp[a]};
   Show[
    Plot[{
      Tooltip[f[x]],
      Tooltip[f[a] + fp[a] (x - a)]},
     {x, xmin, xmax},
     PlotStyle -> {Blue, Orange},

     PlotRange -> {ymin, ymax},
     PlotLabel -> 
      Pane["Slope of tangent line = " <>
        ToString[PaddedForm[N[fp[a]], {6, 2}]] <> "\n", 200],
     Exclusions -> poles],
    Plot[Tooltip[fp[x]], {x, xmin, a + 2 $MachineEpsilon},
     PlotRange -> {ymin, ymax},
     PlotStyle -> Directive[Red, Dashed],
     Exclusions -> poles],
    Graphics[{

      Gray, Line[{pta, ptb}],
      Red, PointSize[Medium], Tooltip[Point[pta], pta],
      Blue, Tooltip[Point[ptb], ptb]}]],
   {{a, xmin, "x"}, xmin, xmax, Appearance -> "Labeled"}]]

slopeExplorer[(3 + x)/((1 - 3 x) (x - 2)), {x, -5, 3}, {y, -10, 10}]

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