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The x-axis ranges from 0 to 6 in increments in unit increments. The vertical axis represents f of x ranging from negative 2 to 2 in unit increments. A curve passes through the coordinates left parenthesis 0 comma negative 1 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 1 comma 0 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 2 comma negative 1 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 3 comma 1 right parenthesis, and left parenthesis 5 comma 1 right parenthesis.

Describe the behavior of the function by determining over which interval the function has a negative average rate of change.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
The average rate of change is negative on the interval from x = 1 to x = 2, since (f(2) − f(1))/(2 − 1) = (−1 − 0)/1 = −1.