Intermediate Algebra (6th Edition)

Published by Pearson
ISBN 10: 0321785045
ISBN 13: 978-0-32178-504-6

Chapter 6 - Review - Page 404: 48

Answer

$\dfrac{f(a+h)-f(a)}{h}=\dfrac{-3}{a(a+h)}$

Work Step by Step

Using the result of item $47,$ $\dfrac{f(a+h)-f(a)}{h}=\dfrac{\dfrac{3}{a+h}-\dfrac{3}{a}}{h} ,$ then \begin{array}{l}\require{cancel} \dfrac{f(a+h)-f(a)}{h}=\dfrac{\dfrac{3}{a+h}\cdot\dfrac{a}{a}-\dfrac{3}{a}\cdot\dfrac{a+h}{a+h}}{h} \\\\ \dfrac{f(a+h)-f(a)}{h}=\dfrac{\dfrac{3a}{a(a+h)}-\dfrac{3(a+h)}{a(a+h)}}{h} \\\\ \dfrac{f(a+h)-f(a)}{h}=\dfrac{\dfrac{3a-3(a+h)}{a(a+h)}}{h} \\\\ \dfrac{f(a+h)-f(a)}{h}=\dfrac{\dfrac{3a-3a-3h}{a(a+h)}}{h} \\\\ \dfrac{f(a+h)-f(a)}{h}=\dfrac{\dfrac{-3h}{a(a+h)}}{h} \\\\ \dfrac{f(a+h)-f(a)}{h}=\dfrac{-3h}{a(a+h)}\div h \\\\ \dfrac{f(a+h)-f(a)}{h}=\dfrac{-3h}{a(a+h)}\cdot\dfrac{1}{h} \\\\ \dfrac{f(a+h)-f(a)}{h}=\dfrac{-3\cancel{h}}{a(a+h)}\cdot\dfrac{1}{\cancel{h}} \\\\ \dfrac{f(a+h)-f(a)}{h}=\dfrac{-3}{a(a+h)} .\end{array}
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