document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1100069>Question 1100069</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  Find and simplify the difference quotient for the following function.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "&#8203;f(x)=&#8722;5x^2+2x+8 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=f%28x%29=-5x%5E2%2B2x%2B8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"f%28x%29=-5x%5E2%2B2x%2B8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Some variable, h;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=f%28x%2Bh%29=-5%28x%2Bh%29%5E2%2B2%28x%2Bh%29%2B8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"f%28x%2Bh%29=-5%28x%2Bh%29%5E2%2B2%28x%2Bh%29%2B8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Difference Quotient:  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28f%28x%2Bh%29-f%28x%29%29%2Fh ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28f%28x%2Bh%29-f%28x%29%29%2Fh\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substituting the expressions: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-5%28x%2Bh%29%5E2%2B2%28x%2Bh%29%2B8-%28-5x%5E2%2B2x%2B8%29%29%2Fh ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-5%28x%2Bh%29%5E2%2B2%28x%2Bh%29%2B8-%28-5x%5E2%2B2x%2B8%29%29%2Fh\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "SIMPLIFY THE EXPRESSION. </SPAN>\n" );
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