Estimate the instantaneous rate of change at an x-value of 4 of the function in the following graph. a. $frac{Delta f}{Delta x} = 4$ b. $frac{Delta f}{Delta x} = 1$ c. $frac{Delta f}{Delta x} = -1$ d. $frac{Delta f}{Delta x} = 0$
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