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What is the average rate of change of f(x) over the interval from x=5 to x=9

is it -4 or 4?

What is the average rate of change of f(x) over the interval from x=5 to x=9 is it-example-1
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In order to get the average rate you should do the y2-y1/x2-x1 formula. lets see our points are (5,-2)(9,14).. so our formula should be filled like 14+2/9-5, now subtract or add to get 16/4 now divide to get positive 4..

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