standard_description: Calculate and interpret the average rate of change of a function (presented symbolically or as a table) over a specified interval. Estimate the rate of change from a graph.
problem_activity: Problem 1
Given the graph below, over which interval is the average rate of change the greatest? Explain your reasoning.
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a. Between
$${f(4)}$$
and
$${f(10)}$$
b.
$${10 \leq x \leq 15}$$
c. Between
$${(0,0)}$$
and
$${(4,11)}$$
d. From
$${x=0}$$
to
$${x=10}$$
Problem 2
The table below defines the relationship
$${y=f(x)}$$
.
Find the average rate of change from
$${f (0)}$$
to
$${f(5)}$$
.
{"table": [{"_attributes": {"class": ["table", "table-bordered"], "style": "width:30%"}, "tbody": [{"tr": [{"td": [{"_attributes": {"style": "text-align:center"}, "span": [{"_attributes": {"class": ["math-tex"]}, "_value": "$$x$$"}]}, {"_attributes": {"style": "text-align:center"}, "_value": "0"}, {"_attributes": {"style": "text-align:center"}, "_value": "0"}, {"_attributes": {"style": "text-align:center"}, "_value": "4"}, {"_attributes": {"style": "text-align:center"}, "_value": "5"}]}, {"td": [{"_attributes": {"style": "text-align:center"}, "span": [{"_attributes": {"class": ["math-tex"]}, "_value": "$$f(x)$$"}]}, {"_attributes": {"style": "text-align:center"}, "_value": "26"}, {"_attributes": {"style": "text-align:center"}, "_value": "17"}, {"_attributes": {"style": "text-align:center"}, "_value": "5"}, {"_attributes": {"style": "text-align:center"}, "_value": "1"}]}]}]}]}
Problem 3
You leave from your house at 12:00 p.m. and arrive to your grandmother’s house at 2:30 p.m. Your grandmother lives 100 miles away from your house.
What was your average speed over the entire trip from your house to your grandmother’s house?


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