document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1066373>Question 1066373</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A graph with the following table: find its average rate of change from x=-1 to x=3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-5, 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3, 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-1, -2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1,  0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3,  6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #681553 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=681553\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <font color=black size=3>Look at the x column and find -1 in that column. The value right next to -1 is -2. The -2 is in the y column\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That row means x = -1 and y = -2 pair up together to form the point (-1,-2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Similarly, another point drawn from the table is (3,6) which is the last row of the table.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use the slope formula to find the slope of the line through the points (-1,-2) and (3,6)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x1,y1) = (-1,-2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x1 = -1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y1 = -2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x2,y2) = (3,6)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x2 = 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y2 = 6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Plugging those values into the formula gives<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The slope is 2, which means the average rate of change from x = -1 to x = 3 is 2.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The final answer is <font size=4 color=red>2</font></font> </SPAN>\n" );
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