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The function y = f(x) is graphed below. What is the average rate of change of the function f(x) on the interval 1 < x < 6? y 50 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -10 -9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 15 010 -15 -20 -25 -30 -35 -40 -45 -50

The function y = f(x) is graphed below. What is the average rate of change of the-example-1
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The average rate of change = -2

Step-by-step explanation:

The average rate of change is the slope of the line that connects the endpoints:


m\text{ = }(f(x_2)-f(x_1))/(x_2-x_1)

y = f(x)

Domain = 1 ≤ x ≤ 6 = [1, 6]

when x = 1

From the graph, f(x) =y = 0

when x = 6

From the graph, f(x) = y= -10


\begin{gathered} Average\text{ rate of change = }(-10-0)/(6-1) \\ \text{rate of change =}(-10)/(5) \\ Average\text{ rate of change =}-2 \end{gathered}

The function y = f(x) is graphed below. What is the average rate of change of the-example-1
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