What is the average rate of change for the function over the interval, #f(x)= 3/(x-2)# between #x =4# and #x=7#?
2 Answers
Mar 21, 2018
The average rate of change is
Explanation:
The average rate of change of a function
Here,
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Therefore,
The rate of change is
Mar 21, 2018
The average rate of change is
Explanation:
Average rate of change is given by
#A = (f(b) - f(a))/(b - a)#
So the average rate of change here will be
#A = (f(7) - f(4))/(7 - 4)#
#A = (3/5 - 3/2)/3#
#A = (-9/10)/3#
#A = -3/10#
Hopefully this helps!