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Given: f(x) = 3x2 + 7x + 4 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 3(x+h)2+(x+h)+4 - (3x2+7x+4) h h→0 f ' (x) = lim 3(x2+xh+h2)+7(x+h)+4 - (3x2+7x+4) h h→0 f ' (x) = lim 3x2+xh+3h2+7x+7h+4 + x2-7x-4 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+