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Intermediate Algebra – Student Workbook – Second Edition 2013

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Lesson 2a <strong>–</strong> Linear Functions and Applications<br />

Mini-Lesson<br />

d) What do you notice about the Average Rates of Change for the function E(t)?<br />

e) On the grid below, draw a GOOD graph of E(t) with all appropriate labels.<br />

Because the Average Rate of Change is constant for these depreciation data, we say that a<br />

LINEAR FUNCTION models these data best.<br />

Does AVERAGE RATE OF CHANGE look familiar? It should! Another word for “average<br />

rate of change” is SLOPE. Given any two points, (x 1 , y 1 ), (x 2 , y 2 ), on a line, the slope is<br />

determined by computing the following ratio:<br />

y2<br />

y1<br />

change in y<br />

m =<br />

x x change in x<br />

Therefore, AVERAGE RATE OF CHANGE = SLOPE over a given interval.<br />

2<br />

1<br />

Scottsdale Community College Page 56 <strong>Intermediate</strong> <strong>Algebra</strong>

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