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please help me understand how to find the average rate of change of the function over the given interval and please show me work.

please help me understand how to find the average rate of change of the function over-example-1
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To answer this, you'll need to recall a formula for finding the rate of change of one variable with respect to another. Given f(x)=x^2 + x +1, the rate of change of the variable with respect to x is given by:


\begin{gathered} (\differentialD yy)/(\square)y}{dx}=n(ax^(n-1)),\text{ where n is the power of variable term, and a is the coefficient.}y}{\square}yy}{dx}=\text{nax}^(n-1) \\ So\text{ when f(x)=x\textasciicircum 2+x+1 is differentiated, we will arrive at } \\ \\ (dy)/(dx)=2x+1\text{ The average rate of change of the function within the range (-3,-2) means, we have to use x as -3 and also x as -2 into the derivative function } \\ x=-3 \\ (\differentialD yy)/(\square)y}{dx}=2(-3)+1=-6+1=-5y}{\square}y}{dx}=2(-3)+1=-6+1=-5 \\ \text{Also, } \\ x=-2 \\ (\differentialD yy)/(\square)y}{dx}=2x+1\text{ becomes}y}{\square}yy}{dx} \\ \\ \end{gathered}

please help me understand how to find the average rate of change of the function over-example-1
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