B blue4882 New member Joined Sep 2, 2006 Messages 10 Sep 2, 2006 #1 suppose f(x)=x^2 + 6x + 1 What is the average rate of change of f(x) with respect to x, as x changes from -1 to 1? any help would be greatly appreciated thank you so much
suppose f(x)=x^2 + 6x + 1 What is the average rate of change of f(x) with respect to x, as x changes from -1 to 1? any help would be greatly appreciated thank you so much
skeeter Elite Member Joined Dec 15, 2005 Messages 3,204 Sep 3, 2006 #2 the average rate of change of a function f(x) on the interval [a,b] is [f(b) - f(a)]/(b - a)
