Find and Simplify F (X + H) $$f ( x ) = x ^ { 3 } - 5 x + 8$$

question 376

Multiple Choice

Find and simplify f (x + h) .
- $$f ( x ) = x ^ { 3 } - 5 x + 8$$

• A) \(x ^ { 3 } + 3 x ^ { 2 } h + 3 x h ^ { 2 } + h ^ { 3 } - 5 x - 5 h + 8\)
• B) \(x ^ { 3 } - 5 x + h + 8\)
• C) \(x ^ { 3 } + h ^ { 3 } - 5 x - 5 h + 8\)
• D) \(x ^ { 3 } - 5 x - 5 h + 8\)

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