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\"f%28x%29+=+x%5E2+%2B+x\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"f%28x%2Bh%29+=+%28x%2Bh%29%5E2+%2B+%28x%2Bh%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"f%28x%2Bh%29+=+x%5E2%2B2xh%2Bh%5E2+%2B+x%2Bh\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28f%28x%2Bh%29-f%28x%29%29%2Fh+=+%28x%5E2%2B2xh%2Bh%5E2+%2B+x%2Bh-x%5E2+-+x%29%2Fh\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28f%28x%2Bh%29-f%28x%29%29%2Fh+=+%282xh%2Bh%5E2+%2Bh%29%2Fh\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28f%28x%2Bh%29-f%28x%29%29%2Fh+=+%28h%282x%2Bh+%2B1%29%29%2Fh\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28f%28x%2Bh%29-f%28x%29%29%2Fh+=+2x%2Bh%2B1\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The difference quotient is \"%28f%28x%2Bh%29-f%28x%29%29%2Fh+=+2x%2Bh%2B1\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "If you were to apply the limit as h goes to 0, then \"2x%2Bh%2B1\" becomes \"2x%2B0%2B1+=+2x%2B1\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The derivative f ' (x) is \"2x%2B1\"
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