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In Exercises 33-36, apply the three step method to compute
Example 6.
Computing a Derivative from the Limit Definition
Use limits to compute the derivative
Solution
Step 1:
Step 2:
Therefore,
Step 3:
Step 1:
Step 2:
Therefore,
Step 3:
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