SOLUTION: A function is given. Determine the average rate of change of the function between the given values of the variable. f(x) = 6 − x2; x = 1, x = 1 + h

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Question 462141: A function is given. Determine the average rate of change of the function between the given values of the variable.
f(x) = 6 − x2; x = 1, x = 1 + h

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The average rate of change is simply the slope of the secant line through the two points (x,f(x)) and (x+h,f(x+h)), so:







So:







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