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Given that $f(x) = -2\sqrt{x} + 5$, find $f'(x)$ by forming the difference quotient, $\frac{f(x+h) - f(x)}{h}$, and taking the limit as $h \to 0$

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Description: Given that f(x) = -2√(x) + 5, find f'(x) by forming the difference quotient, (f(x+h) - f(x))/(h), and taking the limit as h → 0

          Given that $f(x) = -2\sqrt{x} + 5$, find $f'(x)$ by forming the difference quotient, $\frac{f(x+h) - f(x)}{h}$, and taking the limit as $h \to 0$

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Calculus: Early Transcendentals

James Stewart 8th Edition

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Solved by Expert David Nguyen

09/23/2022

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Step 1: Find f(x+h) To find f(x+h), we substitute x+h into the function f(x)=-2√(x+5): f(x+h) = -2√(x+h+5) Show more…

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