Question

Determine which function has the greatest rate of change as x approaches infinity.

Answer 1

Answer: h(x) = 3*x^2 - 7*x + 8

Step-by-step explanation:

The rate of change of a function is equal to the derivate:

remember that a derivate of the form:

k(x) = a*x^n is k'(x) = n*a*x^(n-1)

Then we have:

f(x) = 2*x - 10

f'(x) = 1*2* = 2

g(x) = 16*x - 4

g'(x) = 1*16 = 16

h(x) = 3*x^2 - 7*x + 8

h'(x) = 2*3*x - 1*7 = 6*x - 7

So the only that increases as x increases is h(x), this means that the greates rate of change as x approaches inffinity is the rate of change of h(x)