2). Compute and simplify the difference quotient for f(x) = 2x + 1                                                                                               5x − 4

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1). Suppose f(x) = −ax2(x − b)2(x + c), where 0 < a < b < c.
(a) Identify where f(x) < 0.
(b) Identify the x-coordinates of all local extrema (HINT: some you can find
exactly, others you can only identify as occurring in some interval).

2). Compute and simplify the difference quotient for f(x) = 2x + 1
                                                                                              5x − 4

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