Calculus 10th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1-28505-709-0
ISBN 13: 978-1-28505-709-5

Chapter 2 - Differentiation - 2.1 Exercises - Page 104: 65

Answer

$f'(3)=6$

Work Step by Step

$f(x)=x^2-5$ $f'(c)=\lim\limits_{x \to c}\frac{f(x)-f(c)}{x-c}$ $f'(3)=\lim\limits_{x \to 3}\frac{x^2-5-((3)^2-5)}{x-3}$ $f'(3)=\lim\limits_{x \to 3}\frac{x^2-9}{x-3}$ $f'(3)=\lim\limits_{x \to 3}\frac{(x+3)(x-3)}{x-3}$ $f'(3)=\lim\limits_{x \to 3}(x+3)$ $f'(3)=6$
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