Rate of Change & Characteristics of Quadratics

Use the given function or the graph to find the average rate of change

• 5

• -1/5

• -5

• 15

What is the average rate of change from x=0 to x=1

• -3
• 3
• 0
• 2

f(x) = 2x² + 12x + 16
What is the average rate of change of f(x) on the interval [-3, -2].

• 2
• 1/2
• -2
• -1/2

Find the average rate of change of Pete's height from 3 years old to 5 years old.

• 2 inches per year
• 8 inches per year
• 2 years
• 4 inches per year

A climber is on a hike. After 2 hours he is at an altitude of 400 feet. After 6 hours, he is at an altitude of 700 feet. What is the average rate of change? 

• 200
• 150
• 300
• 75

What is Mrs. Gordon's rate from 0 to 2 seconds?

• 2.5 feet per second
• .4 feet per second
• 5 feet per second
• .2 feet per second

Calculate the average rate of change from 20 to 40 minutes.

• -2 minutes per gallon

• -20 minutes per gallon

• -2 gallons per minute

• -20 gallons per minute

• -2

• 10

• -10

• 2

• 5

• 3

• 10

• 7

• -12

• 12

• -3

• 3