Question

Given f(x)=17-x^2, what is the average rate of change in f(x) over the interval [1, 5]?

Answer 1

Have you studied differentiation?

Answer 2

answer choices
–6
-1/2
1/4
1

Answer 3

no

Answer 4

Okay when you put x = 0 in the equation what do you get

Answer 5

17?

Answer 6

can i have the answer and then u explain it to me? im on a timed assignment

Answer 7

f(5) - f(1)
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5 - 1

Answer 8

f(5) means the value of the function when x = 5

Answer 9

so f(5) = 17 - 5^2 = -8

Answer 10

now work out f(1)
and plug in the 2 values into the formula

Answer 11

understand?