Question

desceibe how to determine the average rate of change between x=4 and x=6 for the function f(x)=2x^3 +4​

Answer 1

$slope = m = \cfrac{rise}{run} \implies \cfrac{ f(x_2) - f(x_1)}{ x_2 - x_1}\impliedby \begin{array}{llll} average~rate\\ of~change \end{array}\\\\[-0.35em] \rule{34em}{0.25pt}\\\\ f(x)= 2x^3+4\qquad \begin{cases} x_1=4\\ x_2=6 \end{cases}\implies \cfrac{f(6)-f(4)}{6-4} \\\\\\ \cfrac{[2(6)^3+4]~~ -~~[2(4)^3+4]}{2}\implies \cfrac{436~~ -~~132}{2}\implies \cfrac{304}{2}\implies 152$