Problem 2892. Deriving a function using the difference quotient
Write a function that evaluates the derivative of a function in a given point using the well-know formula of the difference quotient:
f'(x)=(f(x+h)- f(x -h))/(2*h)
Example:
input: @sin,pi/4,1e-4 output: 0.7071
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