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Over which interval does f have an average rate of change zero?

A. -3≤x≤5
B. -5≤x≤3
C. 2≤x≤4
D. -3≤x≤-1

Over which interval does f have an average rate of change zero? A. -3≤x≤5 B. -5≤x-example-1
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Explanation:

The average rate of change is the slope. Slope has a formula that is the change in y over the change in x, which is a fraction. The only time a fraction can have a vlue of 0 is where the numerator of the fraction is equal to 0 (since we are not allowed to have a denominator of 0). If the change in y is in the top of the slope fraction, then we have to find the interval where the y values are the same. I'll show you one where the y values are not the same so you can compare it to the slope where the y values are the same. We will find the slope of choice A.

When x = -3, y = 0 so the coordinate is (-3, 0).

When x = 5, y = 5 so the coordinate is (5,4). Now let's find the slope (aka average rate of change) between those 2 coordinates:


m=(4-0)/(5-(-3))=(4)/(8)=(1)/(2) and the top of the fraction is a 1, not a 0, so the average rate of change between these 2 points is 1/2, not 0. Now let's do D.

When x = -3, y = 0 so the coordinate is (-3, 0).

When x = -1, y = 0 so the coordinate is (-1, 0). The slope between these 2 points is


m=(0-0)/(-1-(-3))=(0)/(2)=0 This fraction is equal to 0 because the numerator is 0. Choice D is the one you want.

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