What is the rate of change of the function?
4
3
--5-4-3-2-1
2-
79 +9
3
5
2 3 4 5 X
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Gradient = rise/ run
= 2/1
=2
Negative slope means gradient is negative.
So, our rate is - 2, the first option.
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