Answer
-0.25
Work Step by Step
Given the interval [1,4]
f(4)=$\frac{1}{4}$=0.25
f(1)=$\frac{1}{1}$=1
The average rate of change of f(x) over the interval [1,4]
$\frac{f(4)−f(1)}{4−1}=\frac{0.25-1}{3}=-0.25$
Finite Math and Applied Calculus (6th Edition)
by Waner, Stefan; Costenoble, Steven
Published by
Brooks Cole
ISBN 10:
1133607705
ISBN 13:
978-1-13360-770-0
Chapter 10 - Section 10.4 - Average Rate of Change - Exercises - Page 731: 16
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