document.write( "Question 1144668: Find f (a), f (a + h), and the difference quotient for the function given below, where h does not equal 0. f(x) = x/(x + 5) \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Everything in the top cancels except terms that contain h,\r\n" );
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document.write( "Now we form the difference quotient by dividing by h on the\r\n" );
document.write( "left, and doing the equivalent multiplication by 1/h on the\r\n" );
document.write( "right. [Dividing by h and multiplying by 1/h are the same.]\r\n" );
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document.write( "The h's cancel on the right and we are left with\r\n" );
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