Use the table below to answer this question:

x y

-3 - 3

0 3

1 5

Find the average rate of change for the given function from x = - 3 to x = 1.

2

-3

-1

-2

A. 2

Step-by-step explanation:

average rate of change from x1 to x2 is

[f (x2) - f (x1) ] / (x2 - x1)

Here we have x1 = - 3; f (x1) = - 3; x2 = 1; f (x2) = 5

average rate of change from x1 to x2 =

= [f (x2) - f (x1) ] / (x2 - x1)

= [5 - (-3) ] / (1 - (-3))

= 8/4

= 2

2

Step-by-step explanation:

We can find the average rate of change by using the formula

rate of change = (y2-y1) / (x2-x1)

= (5-3) / (1-0)

= 2/1

=2