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Precalculus Examples
Step 1
Consider the difference quotient formula.
Step 2
Step 2.1
Evaluate the function at .
Step 2.1.1
Replace the variable with in the expression.
Step 2.1.2
Simplify the result.
Step 2.1.2.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.1.2.2
Use the Multinomial Theorem.
Step 2.1.2.3
Simplify each term.
Step 2.1.2.3.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 2.1.2.3.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 2.1.2.3.3
Multiply by .
Step 2.1.2.3.4
Multiply by .
Step 2.1.2.3.5
Multiply by .
Step 2.1.2.3.6
Apply the product rule to .
Step 2.1.2.3.7
Raise to the power of .
Step 2.1.2.3.8
Multiply by .
Step 2.1.2.3.9
Apply the product rule to .
Step 2.1.2.3.10
Raise to the power of .
Step 2.1.2.3.11
Raise to the power of .
Step 2.1.2.3.12
Multiply by .
Step 2.1.2.3.13
Multiply by .
Step 2.1.2.3.14
Multiply by .
Step 2.1.2.3.15
Multiply by .
Step 2.1.2.3.16
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 2.1.2.3.17
Multiply by .
Step 2.1.2.3.18
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 2.1.2.3.19
Multiply by .
Step 2.1.2.3.20
Apply the product rule to .
Step 2.1.2.3.21
Raise to the power of .
Step 2.1.2.3.22
Multiply by .
Step 2.1.2.3.23
Multiply by .
Step 2.1.2.3.24
Apply the product rule to .
Step 2.1.2.3.25
Raise to the power of .
Step 2.1.2.3.26
Multiply by .
Step 2.1.2.3.27
Multiply by .
Step 2.1.2.3.28
Apply the product rule to .
Step 2.1.2.3.29
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 2.1.2.3.30
Raise to the power of .
Step 2.1.2.3.31
Multiply by .
Step 2.1.2.3.32
Apply the product rule to .
Step 2.1.2.3.33
Raise to the power of .
Step 2.1.2.4
The final answer is .
Step 2.2
Reorder.
Step 2.2.1
Move .
Step 2.2.2
Move .
Step 2.2.3
Move .
Step 2.2.4
Move .
Step 2.2.5
Move .
Step 2.2.6
Move .
Step 2.2.7
Move .
Step 2.2.8
Move .
Step 2.2.9
Move .
Step 2.2.10
Move .
Step 2.2.11
Move .
Step 2.2.12
Reorder and .
Step 2.3
Find the components of the definition.
Step 3
Plug in the components.
Step 4
Step 4.1
Simplify the numerator.
Step 4.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.1.1
Reorder the expression.
Step 4.1.1.1.1
Move .
Step 4.1.1.1.2
Move .
Step 4.1.1.1.3
Move .
Step 4.1.1.1.4
Move .
Step 4.1.1.1.5
Move .
Step 4.1.1.1.6
Reorder and .
Step 4.1.1.2
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.1.3
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.1.4
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.1.5
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.1.6
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.1.7
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.1.8
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.1.9
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.1.10
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.1.11
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.1.12
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.1.13
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.1.14
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.1.15
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.1.16
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.1.17
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.1.18
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.1.19
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.1.20
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.1.21
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.1.22
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 4.1.3
Simplify.
Step 4.1.3.1
Multiply .
Step 4.1.3.1.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.3.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.3.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.3.3
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.3.4
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.4
Add and .
Step 4.1.5
Add and .
Step 4.1.6
Subtract from .
Step 4.1.7
Add and .
Step 4.1.8
Subtract from .
Step 4.1.9
Add and .
Step 4.1.10
Rewrite in a factored form.
Step 4.1.10.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.10.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.10.3
Add and .
Step 4.1.10.4
Add and .
Step 4.1.10.5
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.10.5.1
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.10.5.2
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.10.5.3
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.10.5.4
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.10.5.5
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.10.5.6
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.10.5.7
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.10.5.8
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.10.5.9
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.10.5.10
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.10.5.11
Factor out of .
Step 4.2
Simplify terms.
Step 4.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 4.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 4.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 4.2.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 4.3
Simplify.
Step 4.3.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.3.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.3.3
Multiply by .
Step 4.3.4
Multiply by .
Step 4.3.5
Multiply by .
Step 4.3.6
Multiply by .
Step 4.4
Move .
Step 4.5
Move .
Step 4.6
Reorder and .
Step 5