$\text { Consider the function } f ( x ) = \sqrt { x } \text { and the point } P ( 4,2 ) \text { on the graph of } f \text {. }$

question 41

Multiple Choice

$\text { Consider the function } f ( x ) = \sqrt { x } \text { and the point } P ( 4,2 ) \text { on the graph of } f \text {. }$ Graph $f$ and the secant line passing through $P ( 4,2 )$ and $Q ( x , f ( x ) )$ for $x = 3$ .

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