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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
Simplify each term.
Step 2.1.2.1.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.1.2.1.2
Rewrite as .
Step 2.1.2.1.3
Expand using the FOIL Method.
Step 2.1.2.1.3.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.1.2.1.3.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.1.2.1.3.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.1.2.1.4
Simplify and combine like terms.
Step 2.1.2.1.4.1
Simplify each term.
Step 2.1.2.1.4.1.1
Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
Step 2.1.2.1.4.2
Add and .
Step 2.1.2.1.4.2.1
Reorder and .
Step 2.1.2.1.4.2.2
Add and .
Step 2.1.2.1.5
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.1.2.1.6
Multiply by .
Step 2.1.2.1.7
Use the Binomial Theorem.
Step 2.1.2.1.8
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.1.2.1.9
Simplify.
Step 2.1.2.1.9.1
Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
Step 2.1.2.1.10
Remove parentheses.
Step 2.1.2.2
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
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 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
Subtract from .
Step 4.1.5
Add and .
Step 4.1.6
Subtract from .
Step 4.1.7
Subtract from .
Step 4.1.8
Add and .
Step 4.1.9
Rewrite in a factored form.
Step 4.1.9.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.9.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.9.3
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.9.4
Add and .
Step 4.1.9.5
Add and .
Step 4.1.9.6
Add and .
Step 4.1.9.7
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.9.7.1
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.9.7.2
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.9.7.3
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.9.7.4
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.9.7.5
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.9.7.6
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.9.7.7
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.9.7.8
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.9.7.9
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.9.7.10
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.9.7.11
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