University Calculus: Early Transcendentals (3rd Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321999584
ISBN 13: 978-0-32199-958-0

Chapter 2 - Practice Exercises - Page 111: 13

Answer

$$\lim_{h\to0}\frac{(x+h)^2-x^2}{h}=2x$$

Work Step by Step

$$A=\lim_{h\to0}\frac{(x+h)^2-x^2}{h}$$ $$A=\lim_{h\to0}\frac{x^2+2xh+h^2-x^2}{h}$$ $$A=\lim_{h\to0}\frac{2xh+h^2}{h}$$ $$A=\lim_{h\to0}(2x+h)$$ $$A=2x+0=2x$$
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