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: 54

Answer

(a) $1+2x^2+4xh+2h^2$ (b) $4xh+2h^2$ (c) $4x+2h$

Work Step by Step

(a) Given $f(x)=1+2x^2$, we have $f(x+h)=1+2(x+h)^2=1+2x^2+4xh+2h^2$ (b) $f(x+h)-f(x)=1+2x^2+4xh+2h^2-1-2x^2=4xh+2h^2$ (c) $\frac{f(x+h)-f(x)}{h}=4x+2h$
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