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I seem to be hitting a wall with difference quotient problems. For this one I have f(x) = x - 1, find f(x+h)

f(x+h) = (x + h) - 1?
I'm not exactly sure if that's how the h should be applied or if f(x+h)= x+ h -1

2007-09-07 08:34:48 · 4 answers · asked by Rogers Hammers 1 in Science & Mathematics Mathematics

From f(x+h)=(x+h) - 1 I expanded it into the difference quotient

f(x) = x -1
f(x+h)= (x+h) -1
f(x+h) - f(x) / h
(x+h) -1 - x - 1 / h
(x)-1 -x -1?

2007-09-07 08:46:16 · update #1

4 answers

if f(x) = x-1
and then i change x by 5
then:
f(5) = x-1
= 5-1=4 or f(5)=4
and then i change x by x+h
then:
f(x+h) = (x+h)-1
= x+h-1

2007-09-07 08:49:57 · answer #1 · answered by Tommy M 1 · 0 0

f(x) = x - 1
f(a) = (a) - 1 = a - 1, f(b) = (b) - 1 = b -1, f(a + 2) = (a + 2 ) - 1
simply substitute x with the given value.
In the given problem replace x with (x + h)
f(x + h) = (x + h) - 1 = x + h -1

2007-09-07 15:48:34 · answer #2 · answered by mohanrao d 7 · 0 0

f(x) = x-1
f(x+h) = x + h -1 = x - 1 + h
f(x+h) = f(x) + h

2007-09-07 15:51:42 · answer #3 · answered by Babyshambles 3 · 0 0

Both are correct.

2007-09-07 15:42:44 · answer #4 · answered by ironduke8159 7 · 0 0

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