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A function
(a) Find the average rate of change of
(b) Find the instantaneous rate of change of
(c) Find the instantaneous rate of change of
(d) The average rate of change in part (a) is the slope of a certain secant line, and the instantaneous rate of change in part (b) is the slope of a certain tangent line. Sketch the graph of
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