Homework 4 P3Solutionfx 5x3 fx h 5xh3 fxh fx 5x h3 5x3
Homework 4 P3
Solution
f(x) = 5x^3
f(x +h) = 5(x+h)^3
f(x+h) - f(x) = 5(x +h)^3 - 5x^3 = 5 { (x +h)^3 - x^3 }
Use the formula : a3 – b3 = (a – b)(a2 + ab + b2)
f(x+h) - f(x) = 5(x +h)^3 - 5x^3 = 5( h( x^2 +h^2 +xh)
{f(x+h) - f(x) }/h = { 5( h( x^2 +h^2 +xh) }/h
= 5x^2 +5h^2 +5xh

