Average Rate of Change

Finding the Average Rate of Change!

​We will find the average rate of change (A.R.C.) from function

1. Tables

2. Graphs

3. Equations

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​Take a minute to think...

Multiple Choice

What are the x-values they are talking about?

• $$x=6\ and\ x=18$$

• $$x=12\ and\ x=24$$

• $$x=19\ and\ x=49$$

• $$x=49\ and\ x=29$$

Multiple Choice

Which is the correct math to find the average rate of change?

• $$\frac{29-49}{6-18}$$

• $$\frac{18-6}{49-29}$$

• $$\frac{49-29}{18-6}$$

• $$\frac{29-49}{18-6}$$

Multiple Choice

What is the average rate of change?

• $$-\frac{5}{3}$$

• $$-\frac{3}{5}$$

• $$\frac{5}{3}$$

• $$\frac{3}{5}$$

Multiple Choice

What is the average rate of change?

• $$-\frac{1}{2}$$

• $$\frac{3}{5}$$

• $$\frac{5}{3}$$

• $$\frac{3}{2}$$

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The average rate of change is ​ ​

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The average rate of change is

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Open Ended

How would you find the average rate of change of the graph? What are you concentrating on?

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The coordinates are ( $$-9$$ ,​

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Multiple Choice

What is the average rate of change?

• $$\frac{2}{5}$$  

• $$\frac{5}{2}$$  

• $$-5$$  

• $$-1$$  

• $$-3$$  

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The coordinates are ( $$-3$$ ,​

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Multiple Choice

What is the average rate of change?

•   $$\frac{2}{5}$$

•   $$\frac{5}{2}$$

• $$1$$  

• $$-1$$  

• $$-3$$  

Open Ended

Given the function $$h\left(x\right)=-x^2-x+5$$ determine the average rate of change of the function over the interval $$-6\le x\le2$$ .

How will you do this?

Multiple Choice

Given the function $$h\left(x\right)=-x^2-x+5$$ determine the average rate of change of the function over the interval $$-6\le x\le2$$ .

• $$\frac{-1--25}{2--6}=\frac{24}{8}=3$$

• $$\frac{-25--1}{6--2}=-\frac{24}{8}=-3$$

• $$\frac{2--6}{-25--1}=\frac{8}{-24}=-\frac{1}{3}$$

Multiple Choice

Given the function $$f\left(x\right)=x^2+3x-1$$ , determine the average rate of change of the function over the interval $$-3\le x\le4$$ .

• $$\frac{4--3}{27--1}=\frac{7}{28}=\frac{1}{4}$$

• $$\frac{-1-27}{4--3}=\frac{-28}{7}=-4$$

• $$\frac{27--1}{4--3}=\frac{28}{7}=4$$

Open Ended

What do $$\frac{\Delta y}{\Delta x}$$ , $$\frac{change\ of\ output\ values}{change\ of\ input\ values}$$ , $$\frac{y_2-y_1}{x_2-x_1}$$ and $$\frac{f\left(b\right)-f\left(a\right)}{b-a}$$ all have in common?