document.write( "Question 960391: For f(x)=(3x^2)+5and g(x)=7x-2,\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "e. Find (f(x+h)-f(x))/h , h ≠ 0.
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"g%28x+%2B+2%29+%3C%3Eg%28x%29+%2B+g%282%29\"
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\n" ); document.write( "first find \"g%28x%2B2%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"g%28x%2B2%29=7%28x%2B2%29-2\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"g%28x%2B2%29=7x%2B12\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "and \"g%282%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"g%282%29=7%282%29-2\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"7x%2B12+%3C%3E7x%2B12+%2B+12\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"7x%2B12+%3C%3E7x%2B24\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "b. Find \"%28f-g%29%28x%29+\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\"%28f-g%29%28x%29+=3x%5E2%2B5+-%287x-2%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"%28f-g%29%28x%29+=3x%5E2%2B5+-7x%2B2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"%28f-g%29%28x%29+=3x%5E2+-7x%2B7\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "c. Using the resulting function in (b), show that \"%28f-g%29%282%29+=+f%282%29-g%282%29\".
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28f-g%29%28x%29+=+f%282%29+%96+g%282%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"3%2A2%5E2+-7%2A2%2B7=+3%2A2%5E2%2B5+-%287%2A2-2%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"3%2A4+-14%2B7=+3%2A4%2B5+-%2814-2%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"12+-7=+12%2B5+-%2812%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"5=+17+-12+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"5=+5\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "d. Is \"%28fg%29%280%29+=%28f%2Fg%29%280%29\"? Explain.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28fg%29%280%29+=%28f%2Fg%29%280%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"%283x%5E2%2B5%29%287x-2%29+=%283x%5E2%2B5%29%2F%287x-2%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"%283%2A0%5E2%2B5%29%287%2A0-2%29+=%283%2A0%5E2%2B5%29%2F%287%2A0-2%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"%285%29%28-2%29+=%285%29%2F%28-2%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"-10+%3C%3E-5%2F2+\".....so, the product (on the left side of equation) could not be same as the quotient (on the right side of equation)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "e. Find \"%28f%28x%2Bh%29-f%28x%29%29%2Fh\" , \"h+%3C%3E+0\". \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28f%28x%2Bh%29-f%28x%29%29%2Fh=%283%28x%2Bh%29%5E2%2B5-%283x%5E2%2B5%29%29%2Fh\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28f%28x%2Bh%29-f%28x%29%29%2Fh=%28cross%283x%5E2%29%2B6hx%2B3h%5E2-cross%283x%5E2%29%29%2Fh\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28f%28x%2Bh%29-f%28x%29%29%2Fh=%286hx%2B3h%5E2%29%2Fh\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28f%28x%2Bh%29-f%28x%29%29%2Fh=3cross%28h%29%282x%2Bh%29%29%2Fcross%28h%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28f%28x%2Bh%29-f%28x%29%29%2Fh=3%282x%2Bh%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28f%28x%2Bh%29-f%28x%29%29%2Fh=6x%2B3h\"\r
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