The function h(x) is given in the table below. Which of the following choicesshows the average rate of change of the function over the interval 2 < x < 6?7

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The function h(x) is given in the table below. Which of the following choicesshows the average rate of change of the function over the interval 2 < x < 6?7

The function h(x) is given in the table below. Which of the following choicesshows-example-1

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$\begin{gathered} \text{average rate = }\frac{change\text{ in output}}{\text{change in input }} \\ \text{average rate = }(3-9)/(6-2) \\ \text{average rate= }(-6)/(4) \\ \text{average rate = -}(3)/(2) \end{gathered}$

Note the average rate of change is for the interval below