Use the four step process to find the derivative of f(x) where f'(x) = lim [f(x+h)-f(x)]/h (the lim is h to 0) : f(x) = 1 / 4x-3

Using the 4 step process you can find f'(x) below:

1) f(x+h) = 1/ (4(x+h)-3)  and f(x) = 1 / 4x-3

2) f(x+h) - f(x)= (4x - 3)/(4x + 4h - 3)(4x - 3) - (4x + 4h - 3)/(4x + 4h - 3)(4x - 3) = [ (4x-3)-(4x + 4h -3)] / (4x + 4h - 3)(4x - 3) = - 4h / 16x^2 + 16xh - 24x - 12h + 9

3) f(x+h) - f(x) / h = [- 4h /16x^2 + 16xh - 24x - 12h +9] / h = [- 4h /16x^2 + 16xh - 24x - 12h +9] * (1/h) =   (cancel h's)       - 4 /16x^2 + 16xh - 24x - 12h +9

4) as h --> 0 using step 3

f'(x) = lim f(x+h) - f(x) / h =

lim - 4 /16x^2 + 16xh - 24x - 12h +9     {as h --> 0}             = - 4 /16x^2 + 0 - 24x - 0 +9 = - 4 / 16x^2 - 24x + 9

So f'(x) = - 4 / (16x^2 - 24x + 9).

**** the quotient rule is much easier to use here, but as you can see, you should always get the same answer regardless of the method used***