Calculus 8th Edition

Published by Cengage
ISBN 10: 1285740629
ISBN 13: 978-1-28574-062-1

Chapter 1 - Functions and Limits - 1.1 Four Ways to Represent a Function - 1.1 Exercises - Page 21: 28

Answer

$h^2+3a^2+3ah$

Work Step by Step

f(x)=$x^{3}$ Lets Evaluate: $\frac{f(a+h)-f(a)}{h}$ = $\frac{(a+h)^{3}-a^{3}}{y}$ $\frac{a^3+h^3+3a^2h+3ah^2-a^3}{h}$ = $\frac{h^3+3a^2h+3ah^2}{h}$ = $\frac{h(h^2+3a^2+3ah)}{h}$ = $h^2+3a^2+3ah$ Formulas Used: $(a+b)^3$ = $a^3+b^3+3a^2b+3ab^2$
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