Find the difference quotient of $LaTeX: \displaystyle f(x)=10 x^{2} + 3 x - 7$ .

The difference quotient is $LaTeX: \displaystyle \frac{f(x+h)-f(x)}{h}$ . Evaluating $LaTeX: \displaystyle f(x+h)=3 h + 3 x + 10 \left(h + x\right)^{2} - 7$ and expanding gives $LaTeX: \displaystyle f(x+h)=10 h^{2} + 20 h x + 3 h + 10 x^{2} + 3 x - 7$ Evaluating the difference quotient gives $LaTeX: \displaystyle \frac{(10 h^{2} + 20 h x + 3 h + 10 x^{2} + 3 x - 7)-(10 x^{2} + 3 x - 7)}{h}$ Simplifying gives $LaTeX: \displaystyle \frac{10 h^{2} + 20 h x + 3 h}{h}=10 h + 20 x + 3$