14. The average rate of change of the function f(x)=x^2-1 as x changes from 1 to 7 is 7

Laurent LAPORTE asked Apr 7, 2023

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Laurent LAPORTE asked Apr 7, 2023

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Given the function;

At x = 1;

and at x = 7;

The rate of change of the function is;

$\begin{gathered} =(48-0)/(7-1) \\ =(48)/(6) \\ =8 \end{gathered}$

CORRECT ANSWER: FALSE because the rate of change is NOT 7.

Zichzheng answered Apr 10, 2023

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