SOLUTION: Find and simplify the difference quotient for f(x) = -5/x. ( f(x+h) - f(x)) / h =

SOLUTION: Find and simplify the difference quotient for f(x) = -5/x. ( f(x+h) - f(x)) / h =

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Question 1193929: Find and simplify the difference quotient for f(x) = -5/x.
( f(x+h) - f(x)) / h =
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Do you understand that this is just a matter of simply substituting and then performing some algebraic (or arithmetic) steps to do the simplification?

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