An Important Calculation in Calculus Is the Evaluation of the Expression

question 133

Multiple Choice

An important calculation in calculus is the evaluation of the expression $$\frac { f ( x + h ) - f ( x ) } { h } , \text { where } h \neq 0 \text {. Find } \frac { f ( x + h ) - f ( x ) } { h }$$
- $f ( x ) = 4 x - 4$

• A) 4
• B) \(- 4\)
• C) \(- 4 + \mathrm { h }\)
• D) \(4 + \mathrm { h }\)

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