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Given: f(x) = 2x2 + 10x + 8 Problem: Determine the derivative of f(x) using the definition of a derivative. f ' (x) = lim f(x+h) - f(x) h h→0 f ' (x) = lim 2(x+h)2+(x+h)+8 - (2x2+10x+8) h h→0 f ' (x) = lim 2(x2+xh+h2)+10(x+h)+8 - (2x2+10x+8) h h→0 f ' (x) = lim 2x2+xh+2h2+10x+10h+8 + x2-10x-8 h h→0 f ' (x) = lim xh+h2+h h h→0 f ' (x) = lim h(x+h+) h h→0 f ' (x) = lim x+h+ h→0 f ' (x) =   x+