Question

Find the average rate of change of

Answer 1

Rate of change = - 4

Explanation:

`h(x) = -x^2 + 3x + 1 \\\\h(2) = -(2)^2 + (3 * 2) + 1 = - 4 + 6 + 1 = 3\\h(5) = - (5)^2 + ( 3 * 5) + 1 = - 25 + 15 + 1 = -9\\`

Rate of change :

`= (h(2) - h(5))/(2-5) = (3-(-9))/(2-5) = (3+9)/(-3) = - (12)/(3) = -4`