Question

What is the rate of change for the interval between points A and C? Is it greater than, less than, or equal to the rate of change between points A and B?

A. 4, greater than

B. 1/3, equal to

C. 1/4, less than
D. 3, equal to

Answer 1

Correctanswer is A.


`A(1,-3),B(2,0),C(3,5) \\ \\m_(AC)= (5-(-3))/(3-1)= (8)/(2) = 4 \\ \\m_(AB)= (0-(-3))/(2-1)= (3)/(1) =3 \\ \\m_(AC)>m_(AB)`