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Given f(x)=x²-4 x+5, find the following: a) The unsimplified formula for fʹ(x)=lim ₕ → 0(x+h)²-4(x+h)+5-(x²-4 x+5)/h

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Final answer:

To find the unsimplified formula for fʹ(x), we need to take the limit as h approaches 0 of the expression (x+h)²-4(x+h)+5-(x²-4x+5)/h.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the unsimplified formula for fʹ(x), we need to take the limit as h approaches 0 of the expression (x+h)²-4(x+h)+5-(x²-4x+5)/h.

We can start by expanding the squared term: (x+h)² = x²+2xh+h².

Plugging this back into the expression, we have: x²+2xh+h²-4(x+h)+5-(x²-4x+5)/h.

Next, we distribute the -4 to both terms inside the parentheses: x²+2xh+h²-4x-4h+5-(x²-4x+5)/h.

Combining like terms, we have: x²+2xh-4x-4h+h²+5-(x²-4x+5)/h.

Finally, we simplify by canceling out the x² terms: 2xh-4x-4h+h²+5-(4x-5)/h.

This is the unsimplified formula for fʹ(x).

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