Question

What is the rate of change of y with respect to x for this function?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Rate of change = -0.2

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

(-3, 3.6) and (5, 2)

Required:

Rate of change

Solution:

Formula for rate of change = change in y/change in x = $\frac{y_2 - y_1}{x_2 - x_1}$

Let,

(-3, 3.6) = (x_1, y_1)

(5, 2) = (x_2, y_2)

Plug in the values into the equation:

Rate of change = $\frac{2 - 3.6}{5 -(-3)}$

Rate of change = $\frac{-1.6}{8}$ = -0.2