Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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Chapter 1 - Section 1.3 - More on Functions and Their Graphs - Exercise Set - Page 198: 73

Answer

The difference quotient for the provided function is $3$.

Work Step by Step

Consider the provided function: $f\left( x \right)=3x+7$. Now, substitute $x=x+h$ in the above equation to find $f\left( x+h \right)$ That is, $f\left( x+h \right)=3\left( x+h \right)+7$ Now, apply the difference quotient formula, $\begin{align} & \frac{f\left( x+h \right)-f\left( x \right)}{h}=\frac{3\left( x+h \right)+7-\left( 3x+7 \right)}{h} \\ & =\frac{3x+3h+7-3x-7}{h} \\ & =\frac{3h}{h} \\ & =3 \end{align}$ Hence, the difference quotient for the provided function is $3$.
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