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Difference quotient solution: numeric value instead of variable

Posted 3 years ago

I'm trying to find a solution to "Difference Quotient" according to the guide. The first screenshot is from the guide, the second is my attempt. Instead of returning x, it returns a numeric value.

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Posted 3 years ago

Notice how the h is styled with a blue color and the x is not. Blue indicates that the variable has not been assigned a value. Black indicates that it has been given a value. So, sometime previous you’ve assigned a value to x. That value is being used to evaluate this expression.

You can clear x, Clear[x], or just use a different symbol that hasn’t been assigned a value yet, like maybe y, or xx.

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