Finite Math and Applied Calculus (6th Edition)

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 736: 51

Answer

The least precise is the graphical method because reading coordinates of points on a graph is working with estimated values.

Work Step by Step

We determined the average rate of change of $f$ over an interval $[a, b]$ 1. numerically, $\displaystyle \frac{f(b)-f(a)}{b-a}$, using a table of values. 2. graphically, by measuring the slope through two points on the graph. 3. algebraically, by using an algebraic formula for the function. The least precise is the graphical method because reading coordinates of points on a graph is working with estimated values.
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