$\text { Consider the function } f ( x ) = \sqrt { x } \text { and the point } P ( 81,9 ) \text { on the graph of } f \text {. }$

question 60

Multiple Choice

$\text { Consider the function } f ( x ) = \sqrt { x } \text { and the point } P ( 81,9 ) \text { on the graph of } f \text {. }$ Find the slope of the secant line passing through $P ( 81,9 )$ and $Q ( x , f ( x ) )$ for $x = 1$ . Round your answer to four decimal places.

• A) \(\mathrm { m } = 0.1000\)
• B) \(\mathrm { m } = 0.0122\)
• C) \(\mathrm { m } = 0.0122\).
• D) \(\mathrm { m } = 0.3133\).
• E) \(\mathrm { m } = 0.1000\).

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