Algebra and Trigonometry 10th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 9781337271172
ISBN 13: 978-1-33727-117-2

Chapter 2 - 2.2 - Functions - 2.2 Exercises - Page 186: 76

Answer

$12x^2+12xh^2+4h^2-2$

Work Step by Step

$\frac{f(x+h)-f(x)}{h}=\frac{(4(x+h)^3-2(x+h))-(4x^3-2x)}{h}=\frac{(4(x^3+3x^2h+3xh^3+h^3)-2x-2h))-4x^3+2x}{h}=\frac{4x^3+12x^2h+12xh^3+4h^3-2x-2h-4x^3+2x}{h}=\frac{12x^2h+12xh^3+4h^3-2h}{h}=12x^2+12xh^2+4h^2-2$
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