Calculate the average rate of change for the given graph from x = -2 to x = 0

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asked Apr 7, 2017 139k views

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Amit Vikram Singh · Answer 1 · 2017-04-13T10:17:59+0000

To calculate the average rate of change, just plug your points into the basic slope formula
m= (y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)

. This gives you
m= (6-0)/(0-(-2)) = (6)/(2) =3

. This means your average rate of change is 3.