Use the Table to Estimate the Rate of Change of Y

question 276

Multiple Choice

Use the table to estimate the rate of change of y at the specified value of x.
- $x= 1$ .
$\begin{array}{c|c}x & y \\\hline .900 & -0.05263 \\1.990 & -0.00503 \\1.999 & -0.0005 \\.000 & 0.0000 \\.001 & 0.0005 \\.010 & 0.00498 \\.100 & 0.04762\end{array}$

• A) \(- 0.5\)
• B) \(0.5\)
• C) 0
• D) 1

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