document.write( "Question 179442: Hello dear tutor,
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Rate of growth answers the question:
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\n" ); document.write( "Growth is a change all by itself,
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\n" ); document.write( "x -- f(x) -- change in f(x)
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\n" ); document.write( "4 -- 81 -- 54
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\n" ); document.write( "The change in \"f%28x%29\" is bigger for
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