Find the difference quotient of $LaTeX: \displaystyle f(x)=10 - 8 x$ .

The difference quotient is $LaTeX: \displaystyle \frac{f(x+h)-f(x)}{h}$ . Evaluating $LaTeX: \displaystyle f(x+h)=- 8 h - 8 x + 10$ and expanding gives $LaTeX: \displaystyle f(x+h)=- 8 h - 8 x + 10$ Evaluating the difference quotient gives $LaTeX: \displaystyle \frac{(- 8 h - 8 x + 10)-(10 - 8 x)}{h}$ Simplifying gives $LaTeX: \displaystyle \frac{- 8 h}{h}=-8$