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Given f(x) = 17-x^2, what is the average rate of change in f(x) over the interval [1, 5]

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average rate of change over [1,5] = f(5) - f(1) / 5 - 1

= [(17-5^2) - (17-1) ] / 4

= (-8 - 16) / 4 = -24 / 4 = -6 Answer
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