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Find the average rate of change of f(x) = 2x ^ 2 - 9x from x = 2 to x = 5 . Simplify your answer as much as possible.

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The average rate of change formula:


\begin{gathered} (\Delta y)/(\Delta x)\text{ = }(y2-y1)/(x2-x1)\text{ = }\frac{f(b)\text{ -}f(a)}{b-a}\text{ } \\ \end{gathered}
\begin{gathered} \frac{f(b)\text{f}(a)}{b-a}\text{ = }\frac{f(5)\text{ -f\lparen2\rparen}}{5-2} \\ \end{gathered}
\begin{gathered} f(5)\text{ = 2*5}^2-9*5\text{ = 5} \\ f(2)\text{ = 2*2}^2-9*2\text{ = -10} \end{gathered}
\frac{f(b)\text{f}(a)}{b-a}\text{ = }(5-(-10))/(5-2)\text{ = }(15)/(3)\text{ = 5}

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