SOLUTION: I have to use the linear function f(x)= x^2-16 to find the rate of change over the desired interval which are [-4,1] and [1,4]

SOLUTION: I have to use the linear function f(x)= x^2-16 to find the rate of change over the desired interval which are [-4,1] and [1,4]

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Question 1166595: I have to use the linear function f(x)= x^2-16 to find the rate of change over the desired interval which are [-4,1] and [1,4]
Answer by ikleyn(52780) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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You make a HUGE MISTAKE by calling the given function as linear.

Actually, it is NOT a linear: it is a QUADRATIC function, instead.

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