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Working a difference quotient involving a square root
Working a difference quotient involving a square rootSupposef(x) = xand suppose we want to simplify the differnce quotientf(x+h) f(x)has much as possible (say, to eliminate thehin the denominator).Substituting the definition offinto the quotient , we havef(x+h) f(x)h= x+h xhat which point we are stuck, as far as basic algebraic manipulations the rescue, however, comesthe any expression of the form A B, we say its conjugate is A+ B, and vice versa: the conjugate ofthe latter is the former: we get to the expressions conjugate by simply changing the sign of the operationbetween the two square root expressions (plus to minus, or minus to plus).By writing the number 1 as the expression s conjugate divided by itself, we get a powerful tool for ma-nipulating these types of x+h xh,the conjugate we want to use is x+h+ x, so we multiply our expression by the conjugate over itself: x+h xh= x+h xh x+h+ x x+h+ key idea is that the numerators multiply in a nice that the two numerators together have the form(A B) (A+B)which is equal toA2 B2(you might recall the phrasedifference of squares).
Working a difference quotient involving a square root Suppose f(x) = p x and suppose we want to simplify the differnce quotient f(x+h) f(x) h as much as possible (say, to eliminate the h …
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