The gradient of the chord of the function y = 4 log10 x over the interval [2, 2.01] is calculated to be 0.8664. From this we can conclude that the instantaneous rate of change of y = 4 log10 x at x = 2 is approximately A       0.87 B       8.7 C       1.74 D       -0.87 E       impossible to estimate

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The gradient of the chord of the function y = 4 log10 x over the interval [2, 2.01] is calculated to be 0.8664. From this we can conclude that the instantaneous rate of change of y = 4 log10 x at x = 2 is approximately

A       0.87

B       8.7

C       1.74

D       -0.87

E       impossible to estimate

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