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Given the function f(x)=8+2x2, calculate the following values:

f(a)=

f(a+h)=

f(a+h)−f(a/)h=

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Simply each equation is manipulated by the x in the way that the function is telling you to

x = a
f (a) = 8 + 2(a)^2

x = a + h
f (a + h) = 8 + 2( a + h) ^ 2

the last case is represented by two scenarios
x = a + h ... x = a/h

f (a + h) - f( a / h) =
(8 + 2(a + h) ^2) - (8 + 2(a / h)^2)

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