document.write( "Question 1006160: In College Algebra we begin to work with and simplify the difference quotient, which is given by the formula f(x+h)-f(x)/h. Find the difference quotient for the following function by completing the following steps:
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document.write( "The function f(x) = (𝑥)=5𝑥−4 did not come out on this site.\r\n" );
document.write( "So I'll just make up an arbitrary function for f(x):\r\n" );
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document.write( "Say f(x) = 2x²-3x+4\r\n" );
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document.write( "1.	Find f(x+h) = 2(x+h)²-3(x+h)+4\r\n" );
document.write( "	     f(x+h) = 2(x²+2hx+h²)-3x-3h+4  \r\n" );
document.write( "             f(x+h) = 2x²+4hx+2h²-3x-3h+4 \r\n" );
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document.write( "2.	Find f(x) = 2x²-3x+4\r\n" );
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document.write( "3.	Find f(x+h)–f(x) = (2x²+4hx+2h²-3x-3h+4)-(2x²-3x+4) \r\n" );
document.write( "             f(x+h)–f(x) = 2x²+4hx+2h²-3x-3h+4-2x²+3x-4\r\n" );
document.write( "             f(x+h)–f(x) = 4hx+2h²-3h\r\n" );
document.write( "             f(x+h)=f(x) = h(4x+2h-3) \r\n" );
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