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Given that y=x^2 - 3x + 2, express the approximate change in x, in terms of p, when y changes from 6 to 6+p, where p is a small value.
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- ?Lv 710 years agoFavorite Answer
[ f(6 + p) - f(6) ] / [ 6+p - 6 ]
[ (6 + p)^2 - 3 * (6 + p) + 2 - ( 6^2 - 3 * 6 + 2 ) ] / [ p ]
[ (36 + 12p + p^2) - 18 - 3p + 2 - 36 + 18 - 2 ) ] / [ p ]
[ 12p + p^2 - 3p ] / [ p ]
[ 9p + p^2 ] / [ p ]
9 + p
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