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Lesson 12: Average rate of change
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Average rate of change of polynomials

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Problem

h(x)=x2−1
What is the average rate of change of h over the interval −3≤x≤−1?
  • Your answer should be
  • an integer, like 6
  • a simplified proper fraction, like 3/5
  • a simplified improper fraction, like 7/4
  • a mixed number, like 1 3/4
  • an exact decimal, like 0.75
  • a multiple of pi, like 12 pi or 2/3 pi
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