Question

Use the table of the function f(x) = x4 - 2x3 to answer this question.

x f(x)
-1 3
0 0
1 -1
2 0
3 27
What is the average rate of change from x = -1 to x = 1?
-2
0
2
4

Answer 1

use slope formula\[slope = \frac{f(x_1) - f(x_0)}{x_1 - x_0}\]
\[= \frac{-1 - 3}{1 - (-1)}\]

Answer 2

-2