Question

What is the average rate of change for the relation shown below between x = -2 and x = 2?



Enter your answer as a reduced ratio, like this: 2/3

Answer 1

@amistre64

Answer 2

What's the slope of the line containing \((-2,8)\) and \((2,0)\)?

Answer 3

-2

Answer 4

That's right. The slope of this secant line is the average rate of change.

Answer 5

okay so how would you put that as a ratio/

Answer 6

\(-2\) already is a reduced ratio, though I suppose you could write it as \(-\dfrac{2}{1}\).

Answer 7

ohh that makes sense. Thanks for all your help!

Answer 8

yw