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    1. The document provides a worked example of differentiating the function f(x) = 4x^3 from first principles. 2. It shows the steps of writing the formula, substituting the function, and taking the limit as h approaches 0 to find the derivative f'(x) = 12x^2. 3. It then calculates f'(0.5) = 3, which represents the gradient of the tangent line to f(x) at x = 0.5.

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    1. The document provides a worked example of differentiating the function f(x) = 4x^3 from first principles. 2. It shows the steps of writing the formula, substituting the function, and taking the limit as h approaches 0 to find the derivative f'(x) = 12x^2. 3. It then calculates f'(0.5) = 3, which represents the gradient of the tangent line to f(x) at x = 0.5.

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    Worked example 8: Differentiation from rst principles

    QUESTION
    1. Find the derivative of f (x) = 4x
    3
    from rst principles.
    2. Determine f

    (0,5) and interpret the answer.


    SOLUTION
    Step 1: Write down the formula for nding the derivative from rst principles
    f

    (x) = lim
    h0
    f (x + h) f (x)
    h
    Step 2: Substitute into the formula and simplify
    f

    (x) = lim
    h0
    4 (x + h)
    3
    4x
    3
    h
    = lim
    h0
    4

    x
    3
    + 3x
    2
    h + 3xh
    2
    + h
    3

    4x
    3
    h
    = lim
    h0
    4x
    3
    + 12x
    2
    h + 12xh
    2
    + 4h
    3
    4x
    3
    h
    = lim
    h0
    12x
    2
    h + 12xh
    2
    + 4h
    3
    h
    = lim
    h0
    h

    12x
    2
    + 12xh + 4h
    2

    h
    = lim
    h0
    (12x
    2
    + 12xh + 4h
    2
    )
    = 12x
    2
    Step 3: Calculate f

    (0,5) and interpret the answer


    f

    (x) = 12x
    2
    f

    (0,5) = 12(0,5)
    2
    = 12

    1
    4

    = 3
    The derivative of f(x) at x = 0,5 is 3.
    The gradient of the function f at x = 0,5 is equal to 3.
    The gradient of the tangent to f(x) at x = 0,5 is equal to 3.
    218 6.2. Differentiation from rst principles

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