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\"\" number of US cellular phone subscribers (in millions) over the \"\" years is shown in following table.

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(a) 

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Average rate of cell phone growth:

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Average rate of growth is defined as \"\".

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Average rate of growth \"\".

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(i)

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From \"\" to \"\":

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Observe the table.

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In the year \"\", the number of US phone subscribers are \"\".

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In the year \"\", the number of US phone subscribers are \"\".

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Average rate of cell phone growth from \"\" to \"\" is \"\"millions/year.

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(ii)

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From \"\" to \"\":

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Observe the table.

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In the year \"\", the number of US phone subscribers are \"\".

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In the year \"\", the number of US phone subscribers are \"\".

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Average rate of cell phone growth from \"\" to 2004 is \"\"millions/year..

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(iii)

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From \"\" to \"\":

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Observe the table.

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In the year \"\", the number of US phone subscribers are \"\".

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In the year \"\", the number of US phone subscribers are \"\".

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Average rate of cell phone growth from \"\" to \"\" is \"\"millions/year..

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(b)

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Instantaneous rate of growth in 2002:

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Consider the two average rates of change of (ii) and (iii) that is \"\" and \"\".

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Instantaneous rate of growth in \"\" is determined by taking average of rates

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Instantaneous rate of growth in \"\": \"\" millions/year.

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(c)

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Instantaneous growth by measuring the slope of tangent:

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Slope of the tangent is \"\".

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Observe the graph, \"\".

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Instantaneous rate of growth in \"\" is \"\" million per year.

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(a)

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(i) Average rate of cell phone growth from \"\"  to \"\" is \"\"millions/year.

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(ii) Average rate of cell phone growth from\"\"  to \"\" is \"\"millions/year.

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(iii) Average rate of cell phone growth from \"\"  to \"\" is \"\" millions/year.

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(b) Instantaneous rate of growth in \"\" \"\"millions/year.

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(c) Instantaneous rate of growth in \"\" is \"\" million per year.