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Ch. 2 - Functions and Graphs
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Capitolo 3, Problema 15

Find the average rate of change of the function from x1 to x2. f(x) = x² + 2x from x1 = 3 to x2 = 5

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Identify the function given: \(f(x) = x^{2} + 2x\).
Note the interval over which to find the average rate of change: from \(x_1 = 3\) to \(x_2 = 5\).
Calculate the function values at the endpoints: find \(f(3)\) and \(f(5)\) by substituting \(x = 3\) and \(x = 5\) into the function.
Use the formula for average rate of change: \(\frac{f(x_2) - f(x_1)}{x_2 - x_1}\).
Substitute the values of \(f(5)\), \(f(3)\), \(x_2\), and \(x_1\) into the formula and simplify the expression to find the average rate of change.

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The average rate of change of a function over an interval measures how much the function's output changes per unit change in input. It is calculated as the difference in function values divided by the difference in input values, similar to the slope of a secant line between two points on the graph.
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