How do you use the limit definition to

Yaritza Estrada

Yaritza Estrada

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2022-04-09

How do you use the limit definition to find the derivative of f(x)=3x-4?

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folytonr4qx

folytonr4qx

Beginner2022-04-10Added 14 answers

The definition of the derivative of y=f(x) is
f(x)=limh0f(x+h)f(x)h
So let f(x)=3x-4 then:
f(x+h)=3(x+h)-4
f(x+h)=3x+3h4
And so the derivative of y=f(x) is given by:
f(x)=;imh0(3x+3h4)(3x4)h
=limh03hh
=limh03
f(x)=3

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