Slope of a Secant Line

Author: ShaNisaa RaSun

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Exercises

\(m=-67.75\)

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Slope of a Secant Line

Exercises

Given \(f(x)=-x^3+4\), find the slope of the secant line passing through the points on the graph of \(f\) at \(x=4.5\) and \(x=5.\) Reveal Answer

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