# Definition of Derivative Calculator

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### Difficult Problems

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Solved example of definition of derivative

$derivdef\left(x^2\right)$
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Apply the definition of the derivative: $\displaystyle f'(x)=\lim_{h\to0}\frac{f(x+h)-f(x)}{h}$. The function $f(x)$ is the function we want to differentiate, which is $x^2$. Substituting $f(x+h)$ and $f(x)$ on the limit

$\lim_{h\to0}\left(\frac{\left(x+h\right)^2-x^2}{h}\right)$
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Expand $\left(x+h\right)^2$

$\lim_{h\to0}\left(\frac{2xh+h^2}{h}\right)$
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Factoring by $h$

$\lim_{h\to0}\left(\frac{h\left(h+2x\right)}{h}\right)$
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Simplify the fraction $\frac{h\left(h+2x\right)}{h}$ by $h$

$\lim_{h\to0}\left(h+2x\right)$
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Evaluate the limit by replacing all occurrences of $h$ by $0$

$2x$

$2x$