SOLUTION: Given the function f(x) = x^3+ 3x Find the equation of a secant line containing the given points: (1, f(1)) and (2, f(2)) Please help me! I can't seem to get this one down. Thank

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Question 638521: Given the function f(x) = x^3+ 3x Find the equation of a secant line containing the given points: (1, f(1)) and (2, f(2))
Please help me! I can't seem to get this one down. Thank you.
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Given the function f(x) = x^3+ 3x Find the equation of a secant line containing the given points: (1, f(1)) and (2, f(2))
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Find the 2 points.
f(1) = 4 --> (1,4)
f(2) = 14 --> (2,14)
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Find the equation of the line thru those points.