Question

xTwo students in your class, Wilson and Alexis, are disputing a function. Wilson says that for the function, between x = -1 and x = 1, the average rate of change is 0. Alexis says that for the function, between x = -1 and x = 1, the graph goes up through a turning point, and then back down. Explain how Wilson and Alexis can both be correct, using complete sentences.

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Answer 1

@JamesWolf

Answer 2

can you help me??

Answer 3

its a hump centered at the origin. for -1 to 0 the rate of change is positive, but this is exactly canceled out by the negative rate of change from 0 to 1

Answer 4

so that the average is 0