Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305071751
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-175-9

Chapter 13 - Review - Test - Page 943: 4

Answer

(a) $2x-2$ (b) $-4$, $0$, $2$

Work Step by Step

(a) $f'(x)=\lim_{h\to0}\frac{f(x+h)-f(x)}{h}=\lim_{h\to0}\frac{(x+h)^2-2(x+h)-(x^2-2x)}{h}=\lim_{h\to0}\frac{2xh+h^2-2h}{h}=\lim_{h\to0}(2x+h-2)=2x-2$ (b) $f'(-1)=2(-1)-2=-4$, $f'(1)=2(1)-2=0$, $f'(2)=2(2)-2=2$
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