Rate of Change

Front

Ways to find the rate of change: change in y over change in x, rise over run, subtract y coordinates over subtract x coordinates, all of the above.

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all of the above

Front

What is Mrs. Gordon's rate from 0 to 2 seconds? Options: 2.5 feet per second, .4 feet per second, 5 feet per second, .2 feet per second

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2.5 feet per second

Front

Calculate the average rate of change from 20 to 40 minutes.

Back

-2 gallons per minute

Front

Find the average rate of change over the given interval.

Back

7/3

Front

A climber is on a hike. After 2 hours he is at an altitude of 400 feet. After 6 hours, he is at an altitude of 700 feet. What is the average rate of change?

Back

75

Front

A rocket is 1.5 miles above the Earth in 20 seconds and is 8 miles above the Earth in 2 minutes. What is the rocket's rate of change in miles per second?

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0.065 mps

Front

Average rate of change from x=0 to x=1

Back

3

Front

Average rate of change in snowfall from January 8 to January 11.

Back

2/3 in.

Front

Find the slope of the line that passes through the points (2, 4) and (6, 12)

Back

2

Front

What is the formula for average rate of change?

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y₂-y₁ / x₂-x₁