SOLUTION: How do you plot this funcion, f(x)=(2x^2)+4x, into this forumla, (f(x)-f(a))/(x-a) (lim as x approaches a).

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Question 181622: How do you plot this funcion, f(x)=(2x^2)+4x, into this forumla, (f(x)-f(a))/(x-a) (lim as x approaches a).
Answer by HyperBrain(694) About Me  (Show Source):
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f(x)=(2x^2)+4x
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When you want to find f(x)-f(a))/(x-a) (lim as x approaches a), you are saying that you want to differentiate f(x) with respect to x.
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Differentiating skill: if f(x)=axn then f'(x)=anxn-1 where f'(x) is the derivative of f(x).
f(x)=2x2+4x
f'(x)=2(2)x2-1+4(1)x1-0
f'(x)=4x-4
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That's it.
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