Precalculus (10th Edition)

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Chapter 1 - Graphs - 2.1 Functions - 2.1 Assess Your Understanding - Page 58: 83

Answer

$2x+h-1.$

Work Step by Step

RECALL: $\\\\$The difference quotient of a function $f$ is given by the formula $\dfrac{f(x+h)-f(x)}{h}$ where $h \ne0$. Use the difference quotient formula above to obtain: $\dfrac{f(x+h)-f(x)}{h}\\=\dfrac{(x+h)^2-(x+h)+4-(x^2-x+4)}{h}\\=\dfrac{x^2+2xh+h^2-x-h+4-x^2+x-4}{h}\\=\dfrac{2xh+h^2-h}{h}\\=2x+h-1.$
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