Let \[ f(x)=2 x^{3}+6 x+4 \] Use the limit definition of the derivative to calculate the derivative of \( f \) : \[ f^{\prime}(x)=\square \text {. } \] Use the same formula from above to calculate the derivative of this new function (i.e. the second derivative of \( f \) ): \[ f^{\prime \prime}(x)= \] \( \square \)
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