Answer:
10 1/2
Step-by-step explanation:
Answer: -7cos(x)
Step-by-step explanation:
d/dx (f(x))= -7cos(x)
There’s no question or problem to this
I disagree with the student because the slope is the rate of change. The slope would be 10 because the rocks are increasing by 10 every month.
You can use a tangent:

We have opposite = 17 and adjacent = x.

substitute:
cross multiply
multiply both sides by √3

divide both sides by 3

Use the Pythagorean theorem:

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Other method.
triangle.
The sides are in the ratio 
Therefore
