Question

Consider the function f left parenthesis x right parenthesis equals 4 x squared minus 3 x minus 1f(x)=4x2−3x−1 and complete parts​ (a) through​ (c).​(a) Find f left parenthesis a plus h right parenthesis f(a+h)​;​(b) Find StartFraction f left parenthesis a plus h right parenthesis minus f left parenthesis a right parenthesis Over h EndFraction f(a+h)−f(a) h​;​(c) Find the instantaneous rate of change of f when aequals=77.

Answer 1

To find f(a+h), substitute a+h into the function f(x). To find the difference quotient, subtract f(a) from f(a+h) and divide by h. To find the instantaneous rate of change of f when a = 77, substitute a = 77 into f(a).

Step-by-step explanation:

To find f(a+h), we substitute a+h into the function f(x).
f(a+h) = 4(a+h)^2 - 3(a+h) - 1
Expanding and simplifying:
f(a+h) = 4(a^2 + 2ah + h^2) - 3a - 3h - 1
f(a+h) = 4a^2 + 8ah + 4h^2 - 3a - 3h - 1

To find f(a), we substitute a into the function f(x).
f(a) = 4a^2 - 3a - 1

To find the difference quotient, we subtract f(a) from f(a+h) and divide by h:
(f(a+h) - f(a))/h = [(4a^2 + 8ah + 4h^2 - 3a - 3h - 1) - (4a^2 - 3a - 1)]/h
Expanding and simplifying:
(f(a+h) - f(a))/h = (8ah + 4h^2 - 3h)/h
(f(a+h) - f(a))/h = 8a + 4h - 3

To find the instantaneous rate of change of f when a = 77, we substitute a = 77 into f(a) and simplify:
f(77) = 4(77)^2 - 3(77) - 1
f(77) = 4(5929) - 231 - 1
f(77) = 23716 - 231 - 1
f(77) = 23484