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Transcribed Image Text:Given the numerical values shown for the function f(x), find approximate values for the derivative of f(x) at each of the x-values given.

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2
3
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8
f(x) =
11
8
4
1
-2
-2
-1
f'(x)
What seems to be the greatest rate of change of f(x)?
rate of change =
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