Calculus 8th Edition

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ISBN 13: 978-1-28574-062-1

Chapter 2 - Derivatives - Review - Exercises - Page 197: 10

Answer

$f'(x)=-\frac{7}{(3+x)^{2}}$

Work Step by Step

$$f(x+h)=\frac{4-x-h}{3+x+h}$$ $$\frac{f(x+h)-f(x)}{h}=\frac{\frac{4-x-h}{3+x+h}-\frac{4-x}{3+x}}{h}=-\frac{7}{9+6x+x^{2}+3h+hx}$$ $$f'(x)=\lim_{h \to 0}\frac{f(x+h)-f(x)}{h}=\lim_{h \to 0}-\frac{7}{9+6x+x^{2}+3h+hx}=-\frac{7}{9+6x+x^{2}}=-\frac{7}{(3+x)^{2}}$$
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