Answer
Net change: -6
Average rate of change: -3
Work Step by Step
We find the net change from $x=1$ to $x=3$:
$f(3)-f(1)=-1-5=-6$
Next we find the average rate of change for this interval:
$\frac{f(3)-f(1)}{3-1}=\frac{-6}{2}=-3$
College Algebra 7th Edition
by Stewart, James; Redlin, Lothar; Watson, Saleem
Published by
Brooks Cole
ISBN 10:
1305115546
ISBN 13:
978-1-30511-554-5
Chapter 2, Functions - Chapter 2 Review - Exercises - Page 268: 54
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