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 105: 68

Answer

$f'(2)=18$

Work Step by Step

$f(x)=x^3+6x$ $f'(c)=\lim\limits_{x \to c}\frac{f(x)-f(c)}{x-c}$ $f'(2)=\lim\limits_{x \to 2}\frac{x^3+6x-((2)^3+6(2))}{x-2}$ $f'(2)=\lim\limits_{x \to 2}\frac{x^3+6x-20}{x-2}$ $f'(2)=\lim\limits_{x \to 2}\frac{(x-2)(x^2+2x+10)}{x-2}$ $f'(2)=\lim\limits_{x \to 2}(x^2+2x+10)$ $f'(2)=18$
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