The exact answer would be 167.09 so if you round the closest answer is D. $170
Answer:
is your average rate of change,
Step-by-step explanation:
average rate of change is
, by slope formula
simplify this to get
, which is the definition of the derivative as h goes to 0

since you defined x=a, we can substitute a for x and vice versa to find our derivative.

simplifying
(your average rate of change)
If you mean added together 3 times then it would be 6 3/4 and just in case this sounds rude I do not want it to be.