Provide an appropriate response.A colleague asserts that a calculation of the average rate of change of y with respect to x from  to will always be only an approximation to the instantaneous rate of change at  Do you agree with this assertion? Explain your answer using graphs or examples.

What will be an ideal response?


No. If y = f(x) is a line, then the average and instantaneous rates of change are identical.

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Solve the system of linear equations and check any solution algebraically.


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Determine the coordinates of the points shown. Tell in which quadrant the point lies. Assume the coordinates are integers.

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Use the Pythagorean Theorem to find the length of the missing side.Then find the indicated trigonometric function of the given angle. Give an exact answer with a rational denominator.Find sec ?.

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