Provide an appropriate response.What information does the difference quotient, 
, provide about the differentiable function f(x)?
A. The slope of the line tangent to f(x) at the point (x, f(x)).
B. The limit of f(x) as x approaches h.
C. The average rate of change of f(x) over the interval [x, x + h].
D. The instantaneous rate of change of f(x) as a function of x.
Answer: C
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= 
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B. x = 
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