document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=197107>Question 197107</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Estimate the instantaneous rate of change for the function y = x2 at the following x values: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "i.x = 1 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "ii.x = 2 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "iii.x = 3 <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "i.x = 1 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "ii.x = 2 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "iii.x = 3 <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y' = 2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m at x=1: 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m at x=2: 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m at x=3: 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m is the slope, which is the rate of change.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The values are exact.  I don't know of a way to estimate them. </SPAN>\n" );
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