medal + fan
help please as soon as possible :]

I know that the average rate of change is the slope of a graph. So lets say the graph isn't a line but its curved (I can send the picture if you don't understand what I mean). What would be the formula to find the slope? Would it be the same as the slope of a line?
I can solve the problem on my own I just don't have the formula. Thanks in advance! :]

*I did my own research online and they just seem to contradict themselves. One site said its the same as the slope of a line and others say its not*

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medal + fan 
help please as soon as possible :]

I know that the average rate of change is the slope of a graph. So lets say the graph isn't a line but its curved (I can send the picture if you don't understand what I mean). What would be the formula to find the slope? Would it be the same as the slope of a line? 
I can solve the problem on my own I just don't have the formula. Thanks in advance! :]

*I did my own research online and they just seem to contradict themselves. One site said its the same as the slope of a line and others say its not*

rebecca · Answer

Are you talking about a parabola?

rebecca · Answer

The asymptote is 1

rebecca · Answer

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tiniloisx · Answer

Thank you but that's not what I am looking for. I am meant to find the average rate of change between two X numbers and I solved for y but I need to find the slope now and I can't seem to find the formula anywhere in my notes or lessons. @Rebecca  
I don't know if a curved graph has the same formula m = y^2 - y^1 / x^2 - x^1 like a line graph.

agent0smith · Answer

It's the exact same thing as the slope formula.

agent0smith · Answer

average rate of change is the same as finding the slope, using the regular slope formula, (y2-y1)/(x2-x1)

tiniloisx · Answer

Thank you @agent0smith ! I wanted to make sure I had solved it correctly by using the right formula. :]