1.The table shows values of a function f(x) . What is the average rate of change of f(x) over the interval from x = 5 to x = 9? Show your work.
Table:
x 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
f(x) -4 -2 8 10 11 14 18
Average rate of change =
[ f(9) - f(5) ] / [ 9 - 5 ] =
[ 14 - (-2) ] / [ 4 ] =
[ 16 ] / [4 ] =
4