Question

Hi can someone please help me?

Two students in your class, Hunter and Maggie, are disputing a function. Hunter says that for the function, between x = −2 and x = 2, the average rate of change is 0. Maggie says that for the function, between x = −2 and x = 2, the graph goes up through a turning point, and then back down. Explain how Hunter and Maggie can both be correct, using complete sentences

Answer 1

Both can be right because if the function goes up, turns and goes down, between x = -2 and x = 2, it can happen that f(-2) = f(2) and then the average rate of change is [f(2) - f(-2)] / [2-(-2)] which is 0/4 = 0.