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Algebra and Trigonometry (MindTap Course List)

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ISBN:9781305071742

Author:James Stewart, Lothar Redlin, Saleem Watson

Publisher:James Stewart, Lothar Redlin, Saleem Watson

Chapter2: Functions

Section2.4: Average Rate Of Change Of A Function

Problem 34E

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DVD Player Sales The table shows the number of DVD players sold in a small electronics store in the years 2003–2013.
Year DVD players sold
2003 495
2004 513
2005 410
2006 402
2007 520
2008 580
2009 631
2010 719
2011 624
2012 582
2013 635
(a) What was the average rate of change of sales between
2003 and 2013?
(b) What was the average rate of change of sales between
2003 and 2004?
(c) What was the average rate of change of sales between
2004 and 2005?
(d) Between which two successive years did DVD player
sales increase most quickly? Decrease most quickly?

34. Book Collection Between 1980 and 2000 a rare book collec-
tor purchased books for his collection at the rate of 40 books
per year. Use this information to complete the following
table. (Note that not every year is given in the table.)
Year Number of books
Year Number of books
1980
420
1995
1981
460
1997
1982
1998
1985
1999
1990
2000
1220
1992

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