Average Rate of Change of Quadratics

Use the given function or the graph to find the average rate of change

• 3

• -3

• 3/2

• -1/3

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CCSS.8.F.B.4

CCSS.HSF.IF.B.6

Find the average rate of change of f(x)=2x²+3x-1 from 1 to 2.

Hint: Use your table.

• 18

• -9

• 9

• 3

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CCSS.8.F.B.4

CCSS.HSF.IF.B.6

• 22.8 m/s
  

• 8.7 m/s
  

• 6.3 m/s
  

• 5.7 m/s
  

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CCSS.8.F.B.4

CCSS.HSF.IF.B.6

f(x) = 2x² + 12x + 16
What is the average rate of change of f(x) on the interval [-3, -2].

• 2

• 1/2

• -2

• -1/2

Tags

CCSS.8.F.B.4

CCSS.HSF.IF.B.6

The graph shows the distance, y, in yards, from the start of a beach to the edge of the water as the tide changes x hours after the distance is first recorded.

What is the average rate of chahnge on the interval from x=0 to x=6?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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CCSS.8.F.B.4

CCSS.HSF.IF.B.6

Use the given function or the graph to find the average rate of change

• -1/6

• 1/6

• -6

• 6

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CCSS.8.F.B.4

CCSS.HSF.IF.B.6

• The average rate of change of f(x) is greater than the average rate of change of g(x).

• The average rate of change of g(x) is greater than the average rate of change of f(x).

• The average rate of change of f(x) is the same as the average rate of change of g(x).

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CCSS.8.F.B.4

CCSS.HSF.IF.B.6

Two functions are shown below. Quadratic function, f(x), is represented in the graph below. Quadratic function, g(x), is represented in the table. Which function has a greater average rate of change over the interval -2 < x < 1?

• f(x)

• g(x)

Answer explanation

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CCSS.8.F.A.2

CCSS.HSF.IF.C.9

The graph shows a ball thrown into the air. What is the average speed of the ball going up (in feet per second)? (Hint: Calculate the Average Rate of Change between the y-intercept and the vertex (0

Mathematical Equivalence

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CCSS.8.F.B.4

CCSS.HSF.IF.B.6

The graph shows a ball thrown into the air. What is the average speed of the ball going up (in feet per second)? (Hint: Calculate the Average Rate of Change between the y-intercept and the vertex (0

Mathematical Equivalence

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CCSS.8.F.B.4

CCSS.HSF.IF.B.6