Question

What is the average rate of change for a function with the equation `2x + 3y + 6 = 0`?

Answer 1

This is a linear function so to find the average rate of change we just have to find the slope of this line.

We begin putting this equation into standard form.

`2x+3y=-6`

The `slope=m=-(A/B)=-(2/3)=-2/3`

The average rate of change for this function is `-2/3`.