Question: Consider the function f ( x ) = 3 1 1 + 6 x . The goal is to compute f ' ( x )

Consider the function f(x)=311+6x. The goal is to compute f'(x) using the definition
f'(x)=limh0f(x+h)-f(x)h
a) We have that f(x+h)-f(x)h=
Note for this part your answer may be left unsimplified.
Notice that as h0, this is an indeterminate of the form 00.
b) Simplify the expression in (a) to get f(x+h)-f(x)h=AB, where A is a constant and B is a function of x and h.
What are the values of A and B?
Answer: [A,B]=
FORMATTING: Please type your answer in the form A,B, with the square brackets and a comma between A and B. For this question, you must use strict scientific calculator notation: multiplication is written *; for example, you must write 2x as 2**x and (x+1)(x+2) as (x+1)**(x+2)
c) Finally, we have that
f'(x)=limh0f(x+h)-f(x)h=
FORMATTING: Your answer must be a function of x. Make sire all the formatting is correvt please
Consider the function f ( x ) = 3 1 1 + 6 x . The

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