Calculus (3rd Edition)

Published by W. H. Freeman
ISBN 10: 1464125260
ISBN 13: 978-1-46412-526-3

Chapter 3 - Differentiation - 3.1 Definition of the Derivative - Exercises - Page 103: 12

Answer

$h=-2$

Work Step by Step

Since $$ \frac{f(2+h)-f(2)}{h}=0$$ Then $$ f(2+h)-f(2)=0 \ \ \ \to \ \ \ f(2+h)= f(2)$$ From the given figure, we have $f(2)=2$, so $f(h+2)=2$, and hence $$h+2=2\ \ \to \ \ h=-2$$
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