Question

What is the average rate of change in a function?


Select an answer

A.
The maximum output value of the function.


B.
The slope of the function at a single point.


C.
The measure of how much a specific function changes over a specific interval.


D.
The minimum input value of the function.

Answer 1

C. The measure of how much a specific function changes over a specific interval.

(It's computed as [f(b) − f(a)] / (b − a) for the interval [a, b].)