Evaluate the difference quotient for the given function. Simplify your answer. f(x) = 1 x , f(x) − f(a) x − a

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Answer 1

Answer:

[tex]\frac{f(x) - f(a)}{x - a}=\frac{-1}{xa}[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

[tex]f(x) = \frac{1}{x}[/tex]

Required

Evaluate [tex]\frac{f(x) - f(a)}{x - a}[/tex]

We have:

[tex]f(x) = \frac{1}{x}[/tex]

Next, we calculate f(a)

Substitute a for x in [tex]f(x) = \frac{1}{x}[/tex]

[tex]f(a) = \frac{1}{a}[/tex]

Substitute values for f(x) and f(a) in [tex]\frac{f(x) - f(a)}{x - a}[/tex]

[tex]\frac{\frac{1}{x} - \frac{1}{a}}{x - a}[/tex]

Take LCM of the numerator

[tex]\frac{\frac{a - x}{xa} }{x - a}[/tex]

Split:

[tex]\frac{a - x}{xa} /{x - a}[/tex]

Convert / to *

[tex]\frac{a - x}{xa} *\frac{1}{x - a}[/tex]

Express a - x as -(x-a)

[tex]\frac{-(x - a)}{xa} *\frac{1}{x - a}[/tex]

Divide numerator and denominator by x - a

[tex]\frac{-1}{xa} *\frac{1}{1}[/tex]

[tex]\frac{-1}{xa}[/tex]

Hence:

[tex]\frac{f(x) - f(a)}{x - a}=\frac{-1}{xa}[/tex]


Related Questions

O 6) Missy walks 1/3 mile to school Select all the fractions that are equivalent to 1/3. 1/6 2/6 4/12 3/6 3/4 This is a required question G​

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Answer:

2/6 and 4/12

Step-by-step explanation:

When you reduce both of these fractions, they come out to 1/3.

Dividing both terms of 2/6 by 2, the greatest common factor (GCF), would equal 1/3.

And dividing both terms of 4/12 by 4, which is the GCF in this case, would equal 1/3.

4/5 of a cup of strawberries for a single pie.How many cups areneeded for 9 pies

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Answer:

7 1/5 cup strawberries

Step-by-step explanation:

put it as a ratio to make it easier

for every 1 pie, you need 4/5 of a cup

if you have 9 pies, you need 9 times 4/5 of a cup of strawberries

9 times 4/5 is 7 1/5

7.2 cups.
Step-by-step explanation:
4 divided by 5 will give you 0.80 times 9 is 7.2

In which set of points is y a function of x? A. {(1, -2), (0, 1), (1, 1), (1, 2)} B.{(1, 2), (0, 1), (1, 2), (1, 1)} C.{(2, 1), (0, 1), (1, 0), (2, 1)} D.{2, 2), (1, 1), (0, 1), (-1, -1)}​

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Answer:

D

Step-by-step explanation:

There is no repeated x

The required set of points is y a function of x is C.{(2, 1), (0, 1), (1, 0), (2, 1)}. Option C is correct.

What is set?

Sets are an orderly collection of items in mathematics that can be expressed in set-builder or roster form.

A function is a set of ordered pairs where each value of x has only one corresponding value of y. In other words, for a function, there can be only one value of y for each value of x.

So, among the sets of points given, set D, A, and C is not a function of x because the value x=1 has two corresponding values of y.

Therefore, the set of points in which y is a function of x is set C.{(2, 1), (0, 1), (1, 0), (2, 1)} because, for each value of x, there is only one corresponding value of y.

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Caitlin's teacher wrote a row of numbers with a pattern: 75, 68, 70, 63, 65, 58, 60,... What is the rule for the pattern

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Step-by-step explanation:

largest to smallest

Answer:

subtracting 7 to first and adding 2 to next

Please help!!!! 20 points !!!! I need help!!!

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Answer:

d. x = 45°, y = 13.1√2

Step-by-step explanation:

Due to it being a square, each corner is 90°. The angle bisector splits the square into two triangles. These triangles are 45° 45° 90° triangles.

Half of 90° is 45°, therefore x = 45°.

When you have a 45° 45° 90° triangle, the legs of the triangle will equal each other and the hypotenuse will be the side length multiplied by √2. Therefore, y = 13.1√2.

Write an exponential function for each set of points.
(0 , 1024), (1,256), (2,64). (3 , 16) and (4 ,4)

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Answer:

[tex]f(x)=(\frac{1}{4})^{x-b}[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

We are given that

(0,1024),(1,256),(2,64),(3,16)and(4,4)

From given data we assume an exponential function

[tex]f(x)=a^{b+x}[/tex]

where b and a are constant

[tex]f(0)=1024[/tex]

[tex]1024=a^b[/tex]...(1)

[tex]f(1)=256[/tex]

[tex]256=a^{b+1}[/tex]...(2)

Equation (1) divided by equation (2)

Then, we get

[tex]\frac{1024}{256}=\frac{a^{b}}{a^{b+1}}[/tex]

[tex]4=a^{-1}[/tex]

[tex]a=\frac{1}{4}[/tex]

Using the the value of a in equation (1)

[tex]1024=(\frac{1}{4})^{b}[/tex]

[tex]4^{5}=4^{-b}[/tex]

[tex]-b=5[/tex]

[tex]b=-5[/tex]

Therefore, the exponential  function

[tex]f(x)=(\frac{1}{4})^{x-b}[/tex]

List these by number 1-10 from least to greatest

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First u have to make them all 3decimal places

-3(4x-1) + 9x +8x if x = -9

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Answer:

-42

Step-by-step explanation:

In the accompanying diagram of ABC ca is extended to D, m∠ABC = 70 and m∠BCA =50 Find m∠DAB

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Answer:

120 degrees

Step-by-step explanation:

Find the diagram attached.

From the diagram;

Interior angles are m∠BCA and m∠ABC

Exterior angle is m∠DAB

The sum of interior angle of the triangle is equal to exterior

m∠BCA +m∠ABC =m∠DAB

Given

m∠ABC = 70

m∠BCA =50

m∠DAB = 70 + 50

m∠DAB = 120 degrees

Hence the measure of m∠DAB is 120 degrees

Change 50.08 to fraction in it's lowest term​

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Answer:

50.08 = 1252 / 25

Step-by-step explanation:

what is the slope of y=1/2x-1​

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Answer:

The slope is 1/2.

Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer:

Choice C should be the answer

Step-by-step explanation:

Because all of them adds up to 180 since it is a straight angle.

How many 1/3's or thirds are there between 0 and 1 on the number line

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Answer:

3

Step-by-step explanation:

if you add 1/3+1/3+1/3 itll equal 3/3 or 1

The answer to this question is: 3


A single, fair 6-sided die is tossed. Find the odds in favor of rolling a 4

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Answer:

1/6

Step-by-step explanation:

There is only one side of the die with a number 4, and 6 possible outcomes. Therefore the answer is 1/6

Frankie is buying ingredients for a turkey dinner the bird will cost $21, and potatos cost $1.50 per pound. If his
total bill was $30 before taxes how many pounds of potatos did Frankie buy?

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$30-$21=$9
$9/$1.50=6
6 pounds of potatoes

What is the slope of the line?

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Answer:

[tex]\displaystyle m=-3[/tex]

General Formulas and Concepts:

Pre-Algebra

Order of Operations: BPEMDAS

BracketsParenthesisExponentsMultiplicationDivisionAdditionSubtractionLeft to Right

Algebra I

Slope Formula: [tex]\displaystyle m=\frac{y_2-y_1}{x_2-x_1}[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

Step 1: Define

Find points from graph.

Point (0, 4)

Point (2, -2)

Step 2: Find slope m

Simply plug in the 2 coordinates into the slope formula to find slope m

Substitute in points [SF]:                    [tex]\displaystyle m=\frac{-2-4}{2-0}[/tex][Fraction] Subtract:                             [tex]\displaystyle m=\frac{-6}{2}[/tex][Fraction] Divide:                                [tex]\displaystyle m=-3[/tex]
ExplanationCalculate the slope with given two coordinate points that are part of the graph by using rise over run.

[tex](0,4) \: \: \: \: (1,1)[/tex]

[tex]m = \frac{4- 1}{0- 1} \\ m = \frac{ 3}{ - 1} \\ m = - 3[/tex]

Answer

[tex] \large \boxed { - 3 }[/tex]


1. the number of enrolled female students to the total number
of students

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Answer:

In fall 2019, female students made up 57 percent of total undergraduate enrollment (9.4 million students), and male students made up 43 percent (7.1 million students). Enrollment patterns for female and male students exhibited similar trends between 2009 and 2019.

Step-by-step explanation:

PLEASE HELP! GIVEE ME THE 14 ANSWERS FOR THIS FOR BRAINLIEST

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Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

oh boy

1) 9 < 16

2) -4 < 5

3) 18 > -19

4) -38 < -16

5) 6 > 4

6) -14 > -25

7) -45 > -55

8) -2 > -10

9) -4, -1, 1, 3, 6

10) -15, -13, -5, 8

11) -9, -6, -5, -1, 0

12) -4, -2, 1, 3

13) -10, -9, 7, 8, 11

14) -33, -25, -14, -4, 7

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A construction zone on Interstate 15 has a speed limit of 40 mph. The speeds of vehicles passing through this construction zone are normally distributed with a mean of 44 mph and a standard deviation of 3 mph.

Required:
a. Find the percentage of vehicles who pass through this construction zone who are exceeding the posted speed limit.
b. What percentage of vehicles travel through this construction zone with speeds between 50 mph and 55 mph?

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Answer:

a. The percentage of vehicles who pass through this construction zone who are exceeding the posted speed limit =90.82%

b. Percentage of vehicles travel through this construction zone with speeds between 50 mph and 55 mph= 2.28%

Step-by-step explanation:

We have to find

a) P(X>40)= 1- P(x=40)

Using the z statistic

Here

x= 40 mph

u= 44mph

σ= 3 mph

z=(40-44)/3=-1.33

From the  z-table   -1.67 = 0.9082

a) P(X>40)=

Probability exceeding the speed limit = 0.9082 = 90.82%

b) P(50<X<55)

Now

z1 = (50-44)/3 = 2

z2 = (55-44)/3= 3.67

Area for z>3.59 is almost equal to 1

From the z- table we get

P(55 < X < 60) = P((50-44)/3 < z < (55-44)/3)

     = P(2 < z < 3.67)

     = P(z<3.67) - P(z<2)

     = 1 - 0.9772

     = 0.0228

or 2.28%

Evaluate the expression when y = -2
y2 +5y+7​

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Answer:

wala akong pake

Step-by-step explanation:

walaa ako paki

y2 + 5y + 7
= (-2)2 + 5(-2) + 7
= -4 - 10 + 7
= -14 + 7
= -7

2r + 12n (n=3 and r= 7)

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Answer: 18

Step-by-step explanation:

2r+12/n

Plug in the 3 and 7

2(7)+12/3

14+4

18

Hope that helps

There are 10 girls for every 12 boys. If there are 50 girls,
how many boys are there?
O a) 60
Ob) 12
O c) 52

d) 62

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We know that 10 x ❺ = 50

So we have to do 12 x ❺ = 60

So the answer is a) 60

Answer: A

why does this keep changing to C????

Step-by-step explanation:

10x5 since there are 50 girls

so we would need to multiply 12 by the same number, so the answer is 60.

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Answer: 115 is the answer

Step-by-step explanation:

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C is the answer for the pic

expand the expression 8(x-2)

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Answer:

8x - 16

Step-by-step explanation:

8(x−2)

=(8)(x+−2)

=(8)(x)+(8)(−2)

=8x−16

Brian goes to school 6 hours per day, works 4 hours per day , and sleeps for 9 hours per day. What is the ratios of hours brain sleeps

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Answer:

6:4:9

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer:

6:4:9 Yw

Step-by-step explanation:

20 points
During a sale, the price of a digital camera is reduced by $63 from the
original price of $180. By what percentage is the price of the camera
reduced? *
35%
65%
117%
30%

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The answer would be, it was reduced by 35%

Which equation could be used to find the area, A, of square R?
12
CLEAR
A = 12 + 24
A = 12 + 62
A = 122-62
A √6 + 12²

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A=12+24 I think
I could be wrong though.

if the 6 in 14,563 was changed to a 9, how much would the value change​

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Answer:

It would be 30 more.

Step-by-step explanation:

14,593 - 14,563 = 30

Select the best answer for the question,
15. How many pages does a good résumé have?

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Answer:

Two

Step-by-step explanation:

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