Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305071751
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-175-9

Chapter 13 - Section 13.3 - Tangent Lines and Derivatives - 13.3 Exercises - Page 922: 33

Answer

f(x) = $x^{10}$ and a= 1

Work Step by Step

From the definition of derivative, $\frac{d}{dx}$f(a)= $\lim\limits_{h \to 0}\frac{f(a+h)-f(a)}{h}$. Comparing the above expression with $\lim\limits_{h \to 0}\frac{(1+h)^{10}-1}{h}$ we get f(a)= 1= $1^{10}$ and f(a+h)= $(1+h)^{10}$ which implies that f(x)= $x^{10}$ and a= 1
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