Answer:
Explanation:
y = 5x^3 - x
Slope of a secant
= (y2 - y1)/(x2-x1) where (x1, y1) and (x2, y2) are the 2 points.
Slope for the interval (1, 2)
= [5(2)^3 - 2)- (5(1)^3 - 1)] / (2-1)
= 34
Slope for interval (1, 1.5)
= [5(1.5)^3 - 1.5)- (5(1)^3 - 1)] / (1.5-1)
= 22.75
In the same way we get the slopes of the intervals:
(1, 1.1):- 15.55
(1, 1,01):- 15.15
(1, 1.001):- 15.015
So the answer is 15.