#81 · Calculus · Limits & derivatives

The derivative from first principles

Forget the power rule for a moment. Straight from the definition $f^{'} (x) = lim_{h \to 0} \frac{f ( x + h ) - f ( x )}{h}$ , show that the derivative of $f (x) = x^{2}$ is $2 x$ .

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