document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1181838>Question 1181838</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Help with a rate of change problem\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the average rate of change of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=g%28x%29=x%5E2-5x%2B1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"g%28x%29=x%5E2-5x%2B1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > from x=3 to x=7.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The average rate of change is the slope of the line through (3,g(3)) and (7,g(7)).<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "g(3)=-5; the point on the graph is (3,-5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "g(7)=15; the point on the graph is (7,15)<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The slope is (15-(-5))/(7-3) = 20/4 = 5<br><BR>\n" );
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