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Given f ( x ) = 1 x + 10 , find the average rate of change of f ( x ) on the interval [ 8 , 8 + h ] . Your answer will be an expression involving h .

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Answer: 1

Explanation:


f(8+h)=8+h+10=18+h\\\\f(8)=8+10=18

So, the average rate of change is:


((18+h)-18)/((8+h)-8)=(h)/(h)=\boxed{1}

The question is wrong, the expression will not be in terms of h since it is a linear function.

Given f ( x ) = 1 x + 10 , find the average rate of change of f ( x ) on the interval-example-1
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