Given:
[tex]x^2+3x-1[/tex]Find: average rate of change of the function over the interval -7 ≤ x ≤ 5
Explanation: the average rate of change of the function is
[tex]\begin{gathered} \frac{f(b)-f(a)}{b-a} \\ \end{gathered}[/tex][tex]\begin{gathered} f(b)=f(5)=5^2+15-1 \\ =25+15-1 \\ =39 \\ f(a)=f(-7)=(-7)^2-21-1 \\ =49-22 \\ =27 \end{gathered}[/tex][tex]\frac{f(b)-f(a)}{b-a}=\frac{39-27}{5-(-7)}=\frac{12}{12}=1[/tex]Final answer: the required answer is 1.
