Question

Let f(x)=x2−3x−4 . What is the average rate of change from x = 7 to x = 10? Question 6 options: 24 14 66 42

Answer 1

Just find the slope between the points

basically find (f(10)-f(7))/(10-7)

f(7)=7^2-3(7)-4=49-21-4=24
f(10)=10^2-3(10)-4=100-30-4=66

slope=(66-24)/(10-7)=42/3=14
average rate of change is 14