Provide an Appropriate Response

question 13

Multiple Choice

Provide an appropriate response.
-Find the slope of the secant line joining (2, f(2) ) and (3, f(3) ) for f(x) = -3x² - 8.

• A)-55
• B)15
• C)-15
• D)55

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