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1. [latex]\frac{$2.84-$2.31}{5\text{ years}}=\frac{$0.53}{5\text{ years}}=$0.106[/latex] per year. 2. [latex]\frac{1}{2}\\[/latex] 3. [latex]a+7\\[/latex] 4. The local maximum appears to occur at [latex]\left(-1,28\right)[/latex], and the local minimum occurs at [latex]\left(5,-80\right)[/latex]. The function is increasing on [latex]\left(-\infty ,-1\right)\cup \left(5,\infty \right)\\[/latex] and decreasing on [latex]\left(-1,5\right)\\[/latex].
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1. Yes, the average rate of change of all linear functions is constant. 3. The absolute maximum and minimum relate to the entire graph, whereas the local extrema relate only to a specific region around an open interval. 5. [latex]4\left(b+1\right)\\[/latex] 7. 3 9. [latex]4x+2h[/latex] 11. [latex]\frac{-1}{13\left(13+h\right)}\\[/latex] 13. [latex]3{h}^{2}+9h+9\\[/latex] 15. [latex]4x+2h - 3\\[/latex] 17. [latex]\frac{4}{3}\\[/latex] 19. increasing on [latex]\left(-\infty ,-2.5\right)\cup \left(1,\infty \right)\\[/latex], decreasing on [latex]\left(-2.5,\text{ }1\right)\\[/latex] 21. increasing on [latex]\left(-\infty ,1\right)\cup \left(3,4\right)\\[/latex], decreasing on [latex]\left(1,3\right)\cup \left(4,\infty \right)\\[/latex] 23. local maximum: [latex]\left(-3,\text{ }60\right)\\[/latex], local minimum: [latex]\left(3,\text{ }-60\right)\\[/latex] 25. absolute maximum at approximately [latex]\left(7,\text{ }150\right)\\[/latex], absolute minimum at approximately [latex]\left(-7.5,\text{ }-220\right)\\[/latex] 27. a. –3000; b. –1250 29. –4 31. 27 33. –0.167 35. Local minimum at [latex]\left(3,-22\right)\\[/latex], decreasing on [latex]\left(-\infty ,\text{ }3\right)\\[/latex], increasing on [latex]\left(3,\text{ }\infty \right)\\[/latex] 37. Local minimum at [latex]\left(-2,-2\right)\\[/latex], decreasing on [latex]\left(-3,-2\right)\\[/latex], increasing on [latex]\left(-2,\text{ }\infty \right)\\[/latex] 39. Local maximum at [latex]\left(-0.5,\text{ }6\right)\\[/latex], local minima at [latex]\left(-3.25,-47\right)\\[/latex] and [latex]\left(2.1,-32\right)\\[/latex], decreasing on [latex]\left(-\infty ,-3.25\right)\\[/latex] and [latex]\left(-0.5,\text{ }2.1\right)\\[/latex], increasing on [latex]\left(-3.25,\text{ }-0.5\right)\\[/latex] and [latex]\left(2.1,\text{ }\infty \right)\\[/latex] 41. A) a relative (local) maximum of the function 43. [latex]b=5[/latex] 45. 2.7 gallons per minute 47. approximately –0.6 milligrams per dayLicenses & Attributions
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