In case you're not already aware, the expression $\frac{f(x+h)-f(x)}h$ is called the "difference quotient" and represents the average rate of change of a function $f$ over an interval $[x,x+h]$ .

For the function $f(x)=x^2+3x+4$ , by substituting $x+h$ we get

$f(x+h)=(x+h)^2+3(x+h)+4=(x^2+2xh+h^2)+(3x+3h)+4=x^2+3x+4+(2x+3)h+h^2$

Then the difference quotient is

$\dfrac{f(x+h)-f(x)}h=\dfrac{(x^2+3x+4+(2x+3)h+h^2)-(x^2+3x+4)}h$

$=\dfrac{(2x+3)h+h^2}h=2x+3+h$

where the last equality holds as long as $h\neq0$ .

5 0

3 years ago

Plzzzzz help will give brainliest to the right answer!! What is x?(pic down below)

Alekssandra [29.7K]

Answer: 5

Step-by-step explanation:

20 * 60 is 120 then divide it by 24

5 0

2 years ago

A financial analyst wanted to estimate the mean annual return on mutual funds. A random sample of funds' returns shows an averag

Feliz [49]

A financial analyst wanted to estimate the mean annual return on mutual funds. A random sample of 60 funds' returns shows an average rate of 12%. If the population standard deviation is assumed to be 4%, the 95% confidence interval estimate for the annual return on all mutual funds is

A. 0.037773 to 0.202227

B. 3.7773% to 20.2227%

C. 59.98786% to 61.01214%

D. 51.7773% to 68.2227%

E. 10.988% to 13.012%

Answer: E. 10.988% to 13.012%

Step-by-step explanation:

Given;

Mean x= 12%

Standard deviation r = 4%

Number of samples tested n = 60

Confidence interval is 95%

Z' = t(0.025)= 1.96

Confidence interval = x +/- Z'(r/√n)

= 12% +/- 1.96(4%/√60)

= 12% +/- 0.01214%

Confidence interval= (10.988% to 13.012%)

3 0

2 years ago

The profit y (in dollars) for a business from selling x coats is represented by y=56x . Graph the equation.

Agata [3.3K]

Answer:

The graph of the equation is also attached.

From the graph, it is clear that at x = 0, the value of y = 0

Hence, the line passes through the origin with the y-intercept 0.

Step-by-step explanation:

The slope-intercept form of the line equation

$y = mx+b$

where

m is the slope

b is the y-intercept

Given that the profit y (in dollars) for a business from selling x coats is represented by the equation

$y=56x$

comparing with the slope-intercept form of the line equation

m = 56

<u>Determining the y-intercept</u>

We know that the value of the y-intercept can be determined by setting x = 0 and determining the corresponding value of y.

substitute x = 0 in the equation

y = 56(0)

y = 0

Thus, the y-intercept b = 1

Thus,

The equation y = 5x has:

The slope m = 56

The y-intercept b = 1

The graph of the equation is also attached.

From the graph, it is clear that at x = 0, the value of y = 0

Hence, the line passes through the origin with the y-intercept 0.

4 0

2 years ago