The graph shows the distance a ball has traveled x seconds after it was thrown. What is the average speed between 2 seconds and 8 seconds. (there is a picture of the graph below)

Group of answer choices

2 meters per second

0.8 meters per second

0.5 meters per second

3meters per second

Question 2# The function below represents the height of an object when it is dropped from a height of 144 ft, where x is the number of seconds after release. What is the average speed (or average rate of change) during the first 2 seconds after release? f(x)=-16x^2+144

Rising at a rate of 32 feet per second

Falling at a rate of 32 feet per second

Falling at a rate of 144 feet per second

Rising at a rate of 80 feet per second