Calculus with Applications (10th Edition)

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Chapter 3 - The Derivative - 3.3 Rates of Change - 3.3 Exercises - Page 158: 17

Answer

For t = -1 the instantaneous rate of change is $\lim\limits_{h \to 0} \frac{h(-1 + h) - h(-1)}{h}$ $g(-1+h)=1-(-1+h)^{2}=1-(1-2h+h^{2})=2h-h^{2}$ $g(-10) = 0$ The instantaneous rate of change is then: $\lim\limits_{h \to 0} \frac{g(2 + h) - g(2)}{h} = \lim\limits_{h \to 0} \frac{2h-h^{2}-0}{h}=\lim\limits_{h \to 0} \frac{h(2-h)}{h} = 2$

Work Step by Step

For t = -1 the instantaneous rate of change is $\lim\limits_{h \to 0} \frac{h(-1 + h) - h(-1)}{h}$ $g(-1+h)=1-(-1+h)^{2}=1-(1-2h+h^{2})=2h-h^{2}$ $g(-10) = 0$ The instantaneous rate of change is then: $\lim\limits_{h \to 0} \frac{g(2 + h) - g(2)}{h} = \lim\limits_{h \to 0} \frac{2h-h^{2}-0}{h}=\lim\limits_{h \to 0} \frac{h(2-h)}{h} = 2$
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