A man reading a newpaper walks at a constant speed away from the lamp which illuminates the paper he is reading.  The illumination from the lamp at clock time t is given by I = 110 / (t+3)², where I is illumination in watts/m² and t is clock time in seconds.

• At what average rate is the illumination from the lamp changing between clock times t = 12.8 and t = 12.9 seconds? 
• At what average rate is the illumination from the lamp changing between clock times t = 12.8 and t = 12.81 seconds? 
• At what average rate is the illumination from the lamp changing between clock times t = 12.8 and t = 12.801 seconds? 
• What do you estimate is the rate at which illumination is changing at clock time t = 12.8 seconds?

The rate at which the illumination a newspaper changes is given by Rate = 2490 / (t+3)³, where Rate is rate of change in watts/m² per second and t is clock time in seconds.  How much do you think illumination will change between t = 12.8 and t = 25.6 seconds?