SOLUTION: Function of 2x^2-x+3 simplify difference quotient : f(x+h)-f(x)/h

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Question 1072347: Function of 2x^2-x+3 simplify difference quotient : f(x+h)-f(x)/h
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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2(x+h)^2-(x+h)+3
-2x^2-(-x)-3
2x^2+4xh+2h^2-x-h+3
-2x^2+x-3=
4xh+2h^2-h
divide that by h
get 4x-1+2h
as h approaches 0, the slope approaches 4x-1.