$\text { Consider the function } f ( x ) = 11 x - x ^ { 2 } \text { and the point } p ( 4,28 ) \text { on the graph of }$

question 24

Multiple Choice

$\text { Consider the function } f ( x ) = 11 x - x ^ { 2 } \text { and the point } p ( 4,28 ) \text { on the graph of }$ $f$ . Find the slope of the secant line passing through $P ( 4,28 )$ and $Q ( x , f ( x ) )$ for $x = 5$ . Round your answer to one decimal place.

• A) \(3.5\)
• B) \(2.0\)
• C) \(3.0\)
• D) \(4.5\)
• E) \(9.0\)

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