Rate of Change Answers

The graph shows the side view of a waterslide. Dimensions are in feet.

Mel: (2, ) and (5, )

✔ –5–1/51/55

The graph shows the side view of a waterslide. Dimensions are in feet. Two points on slide:

Select the points you need to calculate the average rate of change from the beginning of the slide to when the slide has covered a horizontal distance of 15 feet.

The average rate of change from x = 0 to x = 20 is decreasing the average rate of change from x = 0 to x = 15.

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Mel’s rate of change is . That means that her height in the air decreases feet every second.

(, 40)

The average rate of change is –8✔ –14/3–3–2.

Which of the following facts did you include in your explanation?

Which of the following facts did you include in your response?

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Victor: (1, ) and (, )

✔ –10/3–3/103/1010/3

What is the average rate of change fromx = 0 to x = 5? -80-40✔ -8-2

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Victor’s rate of change is . That means that his height in the air decreases feet every second.

What is the average rate of change fromx = 10 to x = 15? -8-4-3✔ -2

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