Answer:
-1
Step-by-step explanation:
The average rate of change is the ratio of the difference in y-values to the difference in x-values of corresponding points.
At x=-1, f(x) = (-1)^2 -(-1) -1 = 1
At x=1, f(x) = (1)^2 -(1) -1 = -1
So, points on the graph are (-1, 1) and (1, -1).
Then the change in y over that interval is -1 -1 = -2.
The change in x over that interval is 1 -(-1) = 2.
The average rate of change is ...
∆y/∆x = -2/2 = -1 . . . . average rate of change on (-1, 1)
