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Diffquot Part2

This document provides examples of calculating derivatives using the definition of the derivative. It examines functions of the form f(x)=3x^2-4x-5 and radical functions. For f(x)=3x^2-4x-5, it calculates the derivatives of f(x+h)-f(x)/h at various values of x, simplifying the expressions. For radical functions like f(x)=√x, it uses conjugates to rationalize the numerator when calculating (f(x+h)-f(x))/h.

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Diffquot Part2

This document provides examples of calculating derivatives using the definition of the derivative. It examines functions of the form f(x)=3x^2-4x-5 and radical functions. For f(x)=3x^2-4x-5, it calculates the derivatives of f(x+h)-f(x)/h at various values of x, simplifying the expressions. For radical functions like f(x)=√x, it uses conjugates to rationalize the numerator when calculating (f(x+h)-f(x))/h.

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VI.

Examples using f(x) = 3x2 4x 5

[see IV for the f(x + h) substitution]

2
2
2
A. f(x + h) f(x) = [3x + 6xh + 3h 4x 4h 5] (3x 4x 5)

3x 2 + 6xh + 3h2 4x 4h 5 3x 2 + 4x + 5
6xh + 3h2 4h
=
h
h
h(6x + 3h 4)
=
= 6x + 3h 4
h

B.

f(a + h) f(a)
= 6a + 3h 4
h

C.

f(5 + h) f(5)
[3(5 + h)2 4(5 + h) 5] (3 g 52 4(5) 5)
=
h
h

[steps are identical to A, but using a forx]

2
2
= [3(25 + 10h + h ) 20 4h 5] (75 20 5) = [3h + 26h + 50] (50)

3h + 26h h(3h + 26)


=
= 3h + 26
h
h
2

VII. Examples using radical functions


A. Given f(x) = x
1. f(x + h) f(x) =
h

x+h x
.
h

2. Multiply by the conjugate of the numerator to rationalize the numerator.

= x + h x x + h + x
h

x+ h + x

3.

(x + h) x
h( x + h + x )

h
h( x + h + x )

1
x+h + x

B. Given f(x) = x

3+h 3
= 3 + h 3 3 + h + 3
h
h

3 + h + 3
(3 + h) 3
h
1
=
=
=
h( 3 + h + 3) h( 3 + h + 3)
3 +h + 3

f(3 + h) f(3)
=
h

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