Help me its an exam and its time f(x) = x^2 + 5. Find the average rate of change between x1 = 1 and x2 = 4.
Use the formula:
Average rate of change = f(x2) – f(x1)
x2 - x1
A)-6
B)4
C)5
D)-4

Best answer that i found on yahoo ok   set :   x= length of 2nd piece in cm  x- 3= length of 1st piece in cm  x-4= length of 3rd piece in cm  then since you know they all came from the 20 cm ribbon you add them together and set them equal to 20x+ x-3 +x-4 = 20  3x - 7= 20  3x= 27  x= 9  the shortest piece is the third piece which is x- 4  x-4  9-4 = 5  the length of the smallest piece is 5 cm.  the other lengths are  9 cm  6 cm

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