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Find the average rate of change of the function below over the interval (-4,-1).

Find the average rate of change of the function below over the interval (-4,-1).-example-1
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Answer:

-2

Explanation:


(f(b)-f(a))/(b-a)\\ \\=(f(-1)-f(-4))/(-1-(-4))\\ \\=(-4-2)/(-1+4)\\ \\=(-6)/(3)\\ \\=-2

Therefore, the average rate of change over the interval [-4,-1] is -2.

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