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Suppose that a steel ball falls a distance at 16t^2 feet in t seconds. Find its average velocity from t=2 to t=4 seconds.

A certain university has yearly enrollment as shown in the table. Find the average rate of change of enrollment (in students per year) from year 1998 to 2002.

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This shows how to evaluate a limit and find the rate of change.

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