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    Feb 4, 2011, 08:32 PM
    Simplify the difference quotient
    Compute and simplify the difference quotient [f(x + h) - f(x)]/h.
    f(x) =
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    Feb 5, 2011, 05:14 AM

    Compute and simplify the difference quotient for what?

    You have the general form.

    The definition of a derivative is given by

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    But we need an f(x) to evaluate.
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