Answer:
A) 12.1 , 12.01
B) infinitely large
Step-by-step explanation:
Give that the function f(x)=x2 describes the area of the square, f(x), in square inches, whose sides each measure x inches. If x is changing.
Using the formula
(f(a + h) - f(a))/h
as x changes from 6 inches to 6.1 inches
a = 6, h = 0.1
= [f(6.1) - f(6)]/0.1
= (6.1^2 - 6^2)/0.1
= (37.21 - 36)/0.1
= 1.21/0.1
= 12.1
and when x changes from 6 inches to 6.01 inches.
a = 6, And h = 0.01
Using the same formula
(f(a + h) - f(a))/h
= [f(6.01) - f(6)]/0.01
= (6.01^2 - 6^2)/0.01
= (36.120 - 36)/0.01
=0.1201/0.01
= 12.01
B) the instantaneous rate of change of the area with respect to x at the moment when x = 6 inches is infinitely large since h = 0
