College Algebra (10th Edition)

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ISBN 13: 978-0-32197-947-6

Chapter 3 - Section 3.1 - Functions - 3.1 Assess Your Understanding - Page 212: 86

Answer

$\displaystyle \frac{-1}{(x+h+3)(x+3)}$

Work Step by Step

$f(x)=\displaystyle \frac{1}{x+3}$ $\displaystyle \frac{f(x+h)-f(x)}{h}=\frac{1}{h}\cdot ( \frac{1}{x+h+3}-\frac{1}{x+3})$ ... LCD=$(x+h+3)(x+3)$ $=\displaystyle \frac{1}{h}\cdot\frac{x+3-(x+3+h)}{(x+h+3)(x+3)}$ $=\displaystyle \frac{1}{h}\cdot \frac{x+3-x-3-h}{(x+h+3)(x+3)}$ $=\displaystyle \frac{1}{h}\cdot \frac{-h}{(x+h+3)(x+3)}$ ... h cancels $=\displaystyle \frac{-1}{(x+h+3)(x+3)}$
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