Question

if f(x)=1/x-1 what is the average rate of change of f between x and x+h?

Answer 1

I got it down to (1/x-1) - (1) / (x-2) but i'm stuck afterwards

Answer 2

AVERAGE rate of change is just the slope without using limits

Answer 3

=[f(b) - f(a)]/(b-a)

or

=

Answer 4

or you can try to take the derivative
since there will be at least one value when average rate of change = instantaneous rate of change if and only if the equation is continuous

Answer 5

I get the formula, I honestly just have problems solving complex fractions? it's that what it's called?

Answer 6

no

Answer 7

what formula do you get?

Answer 8

the first one f(b)-f(a)/b-a

Answer 9

are you taking calculus?

Answer 10

no... alg/trig

Answer 11

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWx6ICMyhWI

Answer 12

I'll watch it thank you :)

Answer 13

difference quotient
(x, f(x)) , (x+h, f(x+h))

Answer 14

any luck?

Answer 15

I sort of get it...but it's not clicking somehow...

Answer 16

what pretty much threw me off is not fact that f(x)=1/x-1 I can solve the other D.Q's that includes a function just fine, somehow not clicking with the fraction.

Answer 17

is the fact*