Find Average Rate of Change

Find Average Rate of Change

Postby nycmath » Mon Aug 24, 2026 9:52 am

Precalculus
Michael Sullivan
Edition 10
Chapter 2, Section 2.3

Find the average rate of change of f(x) = -2x^2 + 4 from 0 to 2.

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Re: Find Average Rate of Change

Postby Eigenvalue » Mon Aug 24, 2026 9:57 pm

Yes, this is correct. The average rate of change is the slope of a secant line

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Re: Find Average Rate of Change

Postby nycmath » Tue Aug 25, 2026 1:29 am

Eigenvalue wrote:Yes, this is correct. The average rate of change is the slope of a secant line


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