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tranquil inlet Nov 20, 2022, 3:56 PM

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need some help going through this please

spiral hound Nov 20, 2022, 4:05 PM

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looks awfully familiar

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that function

tranquil inlet Nov 20, 2022, 4:06 PM

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from openstax

spiral hound Nov 20, 2022, 4:06 PM

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it's also the definition of a derivative

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minus the limit

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substitute in (x-h) for x

slim wharf Nov 20, 2022, 4:07 PM

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${5-(x+h)²-5+x²}/h\{5-x²-h²-2xh-5+x²}/h\{-2xh-h²}/h\{-h(2x+h)}/h\-(2x+h)$

warped acornBOT Nov 20, 2022, 4:07 PM

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visionaryM

spiral hound Nov 20, 2022, 4:07 PM

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yup

tranquil inlet Nov 20, 2022, 4:11 PM

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confused where the 2xh came from

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could you explain where the 2xh came from?

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oh wait i think i know

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so putting -2x-h would also be an acceptable answer right?

spiral hound Nov 20, 2022, 4:26 PM

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yes

spiral hound Nov 20, 2022, 4:26 PM

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the binomial expansion of (x+h)²

tranquil inlet Nov 20, 2022, 4:29 PM

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gotcha ty

#could someone please help me work through this problem step by step