STEP - BY - STEP EXPLANATION
What to find?
Determine how much greater the average rate of change over the interval [ 7, 9] than the interval [4, 6].
Given:
Step 1
Calculate the average rate of change over the interval [ 7, 9] using the formula below:
[tex]Rate\text{ of change=}\frac{f(b)-f(a)}{b-a}[/tex]
a= 7 f(a)=1852
b=9 f(b)=3878
Substitute the values into the formula and simplify.
[tex]Average\text{ rate of change=}\frac{3878-1852}{9-7}[/tex][tex]=\frac{2026}{2}=1013[/tex]
Step 2
Calculate the average rate of change over the interval [4, 6] using the same formula in step 2.
a=4 f(a)=358
b=6 f(b)=1178
[tex]average\text{ rate of change=}\frac{1178-358}{6-4}[/tex][tex]=\frac{820}{2}=410[/tex]
Step 3
Compare the average rate of change over the two intervals.
Clearly, the average rate of change over the the interval [7, 9] is greater than the average rate of change over the interval [4, 6].
ANSWER
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