Calculate the Average Rate of Change of the Given Function

question 64

Multiple Choice

Calculate the average rate of change of the given function f over the intervals , where h = 5, 0.5, 0.05, 0.005, and 0.0005. (It will be easier to do this if you first simplify the difference quotient ( dq ) as much as possible.) Complete the table.

• A)dq 145.6 569.5 -644 -6,404 496,071.0025
• B)dq 96 73.5 -9 71.025 71.0025
• C)dq -49.6 -496 -4,960 -49,600 -496,000
• D)dq 96 73.5 71.25 71.025 71.0025
• E)dq 96 297 71.25 71.025 71.0025

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