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Transcribed Image Text:Let f be defined as follows.
y = f(x) = x² - 5x
(a) Find the average rate of change of y with respect to x in the following intervals.
from x = 4 to x = 5
from x = 4 to x = 4.5
from x = 4 to x = 4.1
(b) Find the (instantaneous) rate of change of y at x = 4.
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