Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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Chapter 10 - Section 10.5 - The Binomial Theorum - Exercise Set - Page 1092: 53

Answer

The required solution is $4{{x}^{3}}+6{{x}^{2}}h+4x{{h}^{2}}+{{h}^{3}}$.

Work Step by Step

Let us consider the provided ratio: $\frac{f\left( x+h \right)-f\left( x \right)}{h}$ Now, put the provided function in the above ratio: $\begin{align} & \frac{\left( {{\left( x+h \right)}^{4}}+7 \right)-\left( {{x}^{4}}+7 \right)}{h}=\frac{{{\left( x+h \right)}^{4}}+7-{{x}^{4}}-7}{h} \\ & =\frac{{{\left( x+h \right)}^{4}}-{{x}^{4}}}{h} \\ & =\frac{{{x}^{4}}+4{{x}^{3}}h+6{{x}^{2}}{{h}^{2}}+4x{{h}^{3}}+{{h}^{4}}-{{x}^{4}}}{h} \\ & =\frac{h\left( 4{{x}^{3}}+6{{x}^{2}}h+4x{{h}^{2}}+{{h}^{3}} \right)}{h} \end{align}$ So, $\frac{\left( {{\left( x+h \right)}^{4}}+7 \right)-\left( {{x}^{4}}+7 \right)}{h}=4{{x}^{3}}+6{{x}^{2}}h+4x{{h}^{2}}+{{h}^{3}}$ Thus, the ratio is $4{{x}^{3}}+6{{x}^{2}}h+4x{{h}^{2}}+{{h}^{3}}$. It is calculated by putting the function into the given ratio and the value obtained matches with the binomial expansion formula.
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