Precalculus (6th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 013421742X
ISBN 13: 978-0-13421-742-0

Chapter 2 - Graphs and Functions - 2.8 Function Operations and Composition - 2.8 Exercises - Page 289: 56

Answer

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

Work Step by Step

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