Find the derivative of the function f(x) = x² − 7x + 8 at the numbers (a) 2 and (b) a. SOLUTION (a) From this definition we have the following. f(2 +h)-f(2) h (b) f'(2) = = lim = lim h→0 h→0 = lim h→0 = lim h→0 = lim h→0 = lim h→0 f'(a) lim = h→0 = lim h→0 lim h→0 = lim 4+ h→0 f(a+h)-f(a) h h a²+ h h 7(2+ h) + 8 +8] - 1 - [(2)²- - 7(2) + 8] h - 147h +8+2 h · 7(a + h) + 8 − [a² − 7a + 8] 8] – h - 7a − 7h + 8 − a² + 7a - 8

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As a check on our work in part (a), notice that if we let a = 2, then f'(a) = f'(2) =
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Transcribed Image Text:Find the derivative of the function f(x) = x² SOLUTION (a) From this definition we have the following. f(2+h)-f(2) h (b) f'(2) = = = = = f'(a): = = = = = lim h→0 lim h→0 lim h→0 lim h→0 lim h→0 lim h→0 lim h→0 lim h→0 lim h→0 lim h→0 4 + h f(a+h)-f(a) h 2 3² + (1 h 7x + 8 at the numbers (a) 2 and (b) a. h 7(2 + h) + 8 - [(2)² − 7(2) + 8] 8 - [ h 14 7h + 8 + 2 ] ) - 760 +61 + 1] - (0²- 70 + 7(a h) 8 [a² 8] h h 7a - 7h + 8 - a² + 7a − 8
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