document.write( "Question 1203974: Determine all possible values of a such that the average rate of change of the function h(x)=x^2+3x+2 on the interval -3 ≤x ≤a is -1. \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"+h%28x%29=x%5E2%2B3x%2B2\"$ on the interval $\"+-3+%3C=x+%3C=-1\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the average rate of change of the function\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "average rate= $\"+%28h%28a%29-h%28b%29%29%2F%28b-a%29\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "in your case $\"+a=-3+\"$ and $\"++b=-1\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"+h%28-3%29=%28-3%29%5E2%2B3%28-3%29%2B2=9-9%2B2=2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+h%28-1%29=%28-1%29%5E2%2B3%28-1%29%2B2=1-3%2B2=0\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "average rate= $\"+%282-0%29%2F%280-2%29=2%2F-2=-1\"$ \n" ); document.write( "

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