Given the function f(x) = 2(3)^x, section a is from x = 0 to x = 1 and section b is from x = 2 to x = 3.
part a: find the average rate of change of each section.
part b: how many times greater is the average rate of change of section b than section a? explain why one rate of change is greater than the other.
i need with explanation
graph them on a graphing calculator, press 2nd trace. select intersect. hit enter until it says answer. ti 84 works best
step-by-step explanation:
Average rate of change can be calculated by determining the rate of change at x = a, and at x = b
f’(x) =2 (3^x) ln(3)
f’(0) = 2 ln(3)
f’(1) = 6 ln(3)
f’(2) = 18 ln(3)
f’(3) = 54 ln(3)
Average:
at section A = [6 ln(3) – 2 ln(3)]/1 = 4 ln(3)
at section B = [54 ln(3) – 18 ln(3)]/1 = 36 ln(3)
section B is 9 times larger.
Based from the f’(x), f’(x) varies as the power of x. so the greater of value of x, the greater the rate of change.
The answer to that is 6