Sociologists studied the relation between income and number of years of education for members of a particular urban group. They found that a person with $x$ years of education before seeking regular employment can expect to receive an average yearly income of $y$ dollars per year. This is represented by the function $y = 4x^{5/2} + 4700$ for $4 \le x \le 16$. Find the rate of change of income with respect to number of years of education. Evaluate the expression when $x = 9$. What is the rate of change of income with respect to number of years of education? $\frac{dy}{dx} = \text{(Simplify your answer.)}$
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