Finding the gradient to the curve using differentiation

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Hello, I have been revising differentiation and calculus problems but I am rather struggling with the problem below;

The curve y=x^3-x+1 passes through the points P and Q, with x-coordinates of 1 and 1+h respectively.Using differentiation from first principles frind the gradient of the curve at P.
Relevant Equations
f'(x)=f(x+h)-f(x)/h
I have attached a photograph of my workings. I do not know if I have arrived at the right solution, nor whether this is the gradient of f(x) at point P.
I think I seem to overcomplicate these problems when thinking about them which makes me lose confidence in my answers. Thank you to anyone who replies 👍😁
 

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PeroK said:
Looks good to me.
Thank you for your reply, really splendid. I have really been trying to improve my understanding problems encompassing differentiation from first principles. 😁👍
 
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