Retail Revenue Each Year from Internet Shopping Is Approximated by the Function

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Multiple Choice

Retail revenue each year from Internet shopping is approximated by the function , where is measured in billions of dollars and is measured in years, with corresponding to the beginning of 1997. ​
How fast was the retail revenue/year from Internet shopping changing at the beginning of the year 2000?
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• A) $4.385 billion/yr
• B) $4.315 billion/yr
• C) $11.625 billion/yr
• D) $4.865 billion/yr

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