Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

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

Chapter 7 - Section 7.2 - Addition and Subtraction Formulas - 7.2 Exercises - Page 552: 65

Answer

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Work Step by Step

Given $f(x)=cos(x)$, we have $f(x+h)=cos(x+h)=cos(x)cos(h)-sin(x)sin(h)$, thus $\frac{f(x+h)-f(x)}{h}=\frac{cos(x)cos(h)-sin(x)sin(h)-cos(x)}{h} =\frac{cos(x)cos(h)-cos(x)}{h}-\frac{sin(x)sin(h)}{h} =-cos(x)(\frac{1-cos(h)}{h})-sin(x)(\frac{sin(h)}{h})$
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