SOLUTION: Find the average rate of change f(x)=2x^2 +10 from x=2 to x=5 Simplify your answer as much as possible

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Question 403318: Find the average rate of change f(x)=2x^2 +10 from x=2 to x=5
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The average rate of change for a function between two points is the slope of the secant line that contains the two points.





Therefore the two points are and

Use the slope formula:



where and are the coordinates of the given points.


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