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The Following Table Contains Data from the Historic Flood of the Cedar

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The following table contains data from the historic flood of the Cedar River at Cedar Rapids, Iowa during June 2008. Readings were taken at 6:00 A.M. each day.  Day  Stage (ft) 0810.460913.791017.541119.621225.881331.031429.231524.931621.951720.131818.851916.252013.632112.122210.94\begin{array} { | c | c | } \hline \text { Day } & \text { Stage (ft) } \\\hline 08 & 10.46 \\\hline 09 & 13.79 \\\hline 10 & 17.54 \\\hline 11 & 19.62 \\\hline 12 & 25.88 \\\hline 13 & 31.03 \\\hline 14 & 29.23 \\\hline 15 & 24.93 \\\hline 16 & 21.95 \\\hline 17 & 20.13 \\\hline 18 & 18.85 \\\hline 19 & 16.25 \\\hline 20 & 13.63 \\\hline 21 & 12.12 \\\hline 22 & 10.94 \\\hline\end{array}
Source: US Army Corps of Engineers - Rock Island District - Water Control Center
(a) Find the average daily rate of change of the river level over each of the following periods:
(i) [08, 13]
(ii) [13, 22]
(iii) [12, 13]
(iv) [13, 14]
(b) Estimate the daily rate of change of the stage level on June 14th.

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