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Find the rate of change represented in each table or graph

Find the rate of change represented in each table or graph-example-1
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-(1)/(2)

Step-by-step explanation

We want to find the rate of change of the graph given.

To do this, we apply the formula:


m=(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)

where (x1, y1) and (x2, y2) are two points on the line.

From the given graph, let us pick the points (-1, -3) and (3, -5).

Therefore, the rate of change of the graph is:


\begin{gathered} m=(-5-(-3))/(3-(-1))=(-5+3)/(3+1) \\ m=(-2)/(4) \\ m=-(1)/(2) \end{gathered}

That is the rate of the change of the graph.

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