document.write( "Question 350012: For the function f(x) = x2 + 5x - 5, find and simplify the difference quotient (f(x)-f(1))/(x-1) \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #250237 by Fombitz(32388) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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$\"f%28x%29+=+x%5E2+%2B+5x+-+5\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"f%28x%29-f%281%29=x%5E2+%2B+5x+-+5-1\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"f%28x%29-f%281%29=x%5E2+%2B+5x+-+6\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28f%28x%29-f%281%29%29%2F%28x-1%29=%28%28x%2B6%29%28x-1%29%29%2F%28x-1%29\"$
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