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Use the definition of the derivative (or exercises done previously in this section) to find (a) ddx3x, (b) ddx(x2), and (c) ddx(3x+x2). Use your answers to make a conjecture as to whether or notrole="math" localid="1648388993957" ddx(f(x)+g(x))=dfdx+dgdx.

Short Answer

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(a) ddx(3x)=3

(b) ddxx2=2x

(c) ddx(3x+x2)=3+2x

From the above results we have that the conjecture :-

localid="1648389618401" ddx(f(x)+g(x))=dfdx+dgdxis true.

Step by step solution

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Step 1. Given Information

We have given the following three functions :-

(a)3x,(b)x2,(c)3x+x2.

We have to find derivative of these functions.

By using these results we have to find that the following conjecture is true or not :-

ddx(f(x)+g(x))=dfdx+dgdx

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Step 2. Part (a) To find the value of ddx(3x)

We have to find the derivative of function f(x)=3x.

The derivative of a function f(x)is defined as :-

localid="1648393631883" f'(x)=limh→0f(x+h)-f(x)h

Put all the values, then we have :-

ddx(3x)=limh→03(x+h)-3xh⇒ddx(3x)=limh→03x+3h-3xh⇒ddx(3x)=limh→03hh⇒ddx(3x)=limh→03⇒ddx(3x)=3

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Step 3. Part (b) To find the value of ddx(x2)

We have to find the derivative of function f(x)=x2.

We know that the derivative of a function localid="1648560264516" f(x)is defied as :-

localid="1648565306779" f'(x)=limh→0f(x+h)-f(x)h

Put all the values, then we have :-

ddx(x2)=limh→0(x+h)2-x2h⇒ddx(x2)=limh→0x2+h2+2xh-x2h⇒ddx(x2)=limh→0h2+2xhh⇒ddx(x2)=limh→0h(h+2x)h⇒ddx(x2)=lim(h→0h+2x)⇒ddx(x2)=0+2x⇒ddx(x2)=2x

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Step 4. Part (c) To find the value of ddx(3x+x2)

We have to find the derivative of function f(x)=3x+x2.

The derivative of a function f(x)is defined as :-

f'(x)=limh→0f(x+h)-f(x)h

Put all the values, then we have :-

ddx(3x+x2)=limh→0[3(x+h)+(x+h)2]-[3x+x2]h⇒ddx(3x+x2)=limh→03x+3h+x2+h2+2xh-3x-x2h⇒ddx(3x+x2)=limh→03h+h2+2xhh⇒ddx(3x+x2)=limh→0h(3+h+2x)h⇒ddx(3x+x2)=limh→03+h+2x⇒ddx(3x+x2)=3+2x

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Step 5. Conclusion for conjecture

In previous steps, we find that :-

ddx(3x)=3.........(1)ddx(x2)=2x.........(2)ddx(3x+x2)=3+2x.......(3)

By comparing (1),(2),(3)equations, we can write :-

localid="1648565205441" ddx(3x+x2)=ddx(3x)+ddx(x2)

If we generalize this conclusion for any functions, then we have the following conjecture :-

ddx(f(x)+g(x))=ddx(f(x))+ddx(g(x)).

So the conjecture is true.

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