The average rate of change of the function is the average rate at which one quantity is changing with respect to another.
Average rate of change = (y2 - y1)/(x2 - x1)
y represents the output values and it is also called f(x)
x represents the input values
For the given interval,
for f(- 1), x = -1 and f(x) = 8
For f(1), x = 1, f(x) = 4
Average rate of change = (4 - 8)/1 - - 1) = - 4/(1 + 1) = - 4/2
Average rate of change = - 2
