Answer:
The average rate of change for the quadratic function from x = 6 to x = 8 is -1.
Step-by-step explanation:
The average rate of change for the quadratic function from x₁ to x₂ is defined as
[tex]m=\frac{f(x_2)-f(x_1)}{x_2-x_1}[/tex]
From the given graph it is clear that the value of function is 6 at x=6 and the value of function is 4 at x=8.
The average rate of change for the quadratic function from x = 6 to x = 8.
[tex]m=\frac{f(8)-f(6)}{8-6}[/tex]
[tex]m=\frac{4-6}{2}[/tex]
[tex]m=\frac{-2}{2}[/tex]
[tex]m=-1[/tex]
Therefore the average rate of change for the quadratic function from x = 6 to x = 8 is -1.
