Provide an Appropriate Response

question 37

Multiple Choice

Provide an appropriate response.
-A point is moving on the graph of xy = 24. When the point is at (4, 6) , its x coordinate is increasing at the rate of 9 units per second. How fast is the y coordinate changing at that moment?

• A) decreasing at 9 units per second
• B) increasing at 9 units per second
• C) units per second
• D) units per second

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Pure Monopoly

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