Given the average low temperature by month in Nashville is represented by the function f(x)=-1.4x² + 19x +1.7, where x is the month, the average rate of change is expressed as d[f(x)]/dx = 2(1.4x) + 19
d[f(x)]/dx = 2.8x + 19
Since the number of months between March and August is 5 months and x is in months, hence we will substitute x = 5 into the resulting function to get the average rate of change from March to August as shown;
d[f(x)]/dx at x = 5
= 2.8(5)+ 19
= 14 + 19
= 33
<em>Hence the average rate of change from March to August is 33</em>
