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Given: f(x) = -2x2 + 7x + 2 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)+2 - (-2x2+7x+2) h h→0 f ' (x) = lim -2(x2+xh+h2)+7(x+h)+2 - (-2x2+7x+2) h h→0 f ' (x) = lim -2x2+xh-2h2+7x+7h+2 + x2-7x-2 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+