Answer:
[tex]-\frac{3}{10}[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
The average rate of change of a function f
(
x
) over the interval [
a
,
b
] is
[tex]=\frac{f(b)-f(a)}{b-a}[/tex]
[tex]f(x)=\frac{3}{x-2}[/tex]
and [tex][a,b]=[4,7][/tex]
[tex]f(b)=f(7)=\frac{3}{7-2}=\frac{3}{5}[/tex]
[tex]f(b)=f(4)=\frac{3}{4-2}=\frac{3}{2}[/tex]
The rate of change is
[tex]=\frac{f(b)-f(a)}{b-a}[/tex]
[tex]=\frac{\frac{3}{3} -\frac{3}{2} }{7-4}[/tex]
[tex]=-\frac{9}{10} *\frac{1}{3} =-\frac{3}{10}[/tex]
