Consider the function f(x) = 6 - 7x² on the interval [ - 4, 3]. Find the average or mean slope of the function on this interval, i.e. ƒ(3) – f(− 4) / 3 − ( − 4)
By the Mean Value Theorem, we know there exists a c in the open interval ( – 4, 3) such that f'(c) is equal to this mean slope. For this problem, there is only one c that works. Find it.