Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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Chapter 3: Derivatives - Section 3.2 - The Derivative as a Function - Exercises 3.2 - Page 115: 1

Answer

f'(x)= -2x f'(-3) = 6 f'(0) = 0 f'(1) = -2

Work Step by Step

f(x) = $4-x^{2}$ f'(x) = $\lim\limits_{h \to 0}\frac{f(x+h)-f(x)}{h}$ =$\lim\limits_{h \to 0}\frac{[4-(x+h)^{2}]-(4-x^{2})}{h}$ =$\lim\limits_{h \to 0}\frac{4-x^{2}-h^{2}-2xh-4+x^{2}}{h}$ = $\lim\limits_{h \to 0}-h-2x$= -0-2x = -2x f'(-3) = -2×(-3)= 6 f'(0) = -2×0 = 0 f'(1) = -2×1 = -2
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