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Consider the graph of f(x) = 5 ^ x + 1 1. Explain how to find the average rate of change between x = 0 and x = 4 . What is the average rate of change ?

Consider the graph of f(x) = 5 ^ x + 1 1. Explain how to find the average rate of-example-1

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1. To determine the average rate of change of a function "f(x)" between the points "x = a" and "x = b" we use the following formula:


A=(f(b)-f(a))/(b-a)

2. In this case, we have the following function:


f(x)=5^x+1

And we have the points:


\begin{gathered} x=0 \\ x=4 \end{gathered}

Now we determine the value of f(b) by replacing x = 4 in the function:


\begin{gathered} f(4)=5^4+1 \\ f(4)=626 \end{gathered}

Now we determine f(0):


\begin{gathered} f(0)=5^0+1 \\ f(0)=1+1=2 \end{gathered}

Replacing in the formula for the average rate of change we get:


A=(626-2)/(4-0)

Solving the operations:


A=(624)/(4)=156

Therefore, the average rate of change is 156.

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