Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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Chapter 3: Derivatives - Section 3.2 - The Derivative as a Function - Exercises 3.2 - Page 115: 24

Answer

$2x-3$

Work Step by Step

Consider $f(x) = x^{2} - 3x +4$ We will apply definition of derivative, such as: Thus, $f'(x) = \lim\limits_{z \to x}\dfrac{(z^{2} - 3z +4) - x^{2} + 3x -4}{(z-x)}= \lim\limits_{z \to x}\dfrac{z^{2} - 3z - x^{2} + 3x}{(z-x)}$ $\implies \lim\limits_{z \to x}\dfrac{(z+x)(z-x)-3(z-x)}{(z-x)}=\lim\limits_{z \to x}(z+x-3)=(x+x-3)$ Hence, $f'(x) = 2x-3$
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