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Average Rates of Change

Average Rates of Change. The average rate of change of a quantity over a period of time is the amount of change divided by the time it takes. In general, the average rate of change of a function over an interval is the amount of change divided by the length of the interval.

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Average Rates of Change

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  1. Average Rates of Change The average rate of change of a quantity over a period of time is the amount of change divided by the time it takes. In general, the average rate of change of a function over an interval is the amount of change divided by the length of the interval. Also, the average rate of change can be thought of as the slope of a secant line to a curve.

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