if mathematically derivatives are the opposite of integrals, conceptually how is the area under a curve opposite to the slope of a tangent line?

Question

if mathematically derivatives are the opposite of integrals, conceptually how is the area under a curve opposite to the slope of a tangent line?

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Answer 1

Think of the three dimensional analog. It’s the same way that the volume under a surface is different from the tangential plane at coordinates on that same surface.