Precalculus (6th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 013421742X
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Chapter 2 - Graphs and Functions - 2.8 Function Operations and Composition - 2.8 Exercises - Page 289: 50

Answer

(a) $\frac{1}{(x+h)^2}$ (b) $\frac{-2xh-h^2}{x^2(x+h)^2}$ (c) $\frac{-2x-h}{x^2(x+h)^2}$

Work Step by Step

(a) Given $f(x)=\frac{1}{x^2}$, we have $f(x+h)=\frac{1}{(x+h)^2}$ (b) $f(x+h)-f(x)=\frac{1}{(x+h)^2}-\frac{1}{x^2}=\frac{x^2-(x+h)^2}{x^2(x+h)^2}=\frac{-2xh-h^2}{x^2(x+h)^2}$ (c) $\frac{f(x+h)-f(x)}{h}=\frac{-2x-h}{x^2(x+h)^2}$
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