Calculate the Average Rate of Change of the Given Function

question 100

Multiple Choice

Calculate the average rate of change of the given function over the intervals , where h = 1, 0.1, 0.01, 0.001, and 0.0001. (It will be easier to do this if you first simplify the difference quotient ( dq ) as much as possible.) Complete the table.

• A)dq -6.4 -64 -640 -6,400 -64,000
• B)dq 8.1 65.61 641.601 6,401.6001 64,001.60001
• C)dq 1.7 1.61 1.601 1.6001 0
• D)dq 1.7 1.61 1.601 1.6001 55,998.40001
• E)dq 1.7 1.61 1.601 1.6001 1.60001

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