Given that the shape of the graph is curved, the rate of change can be
estimated by using the average value between specified points.
The points are;
Reasons:
The coordinates of the points marked (distances and time) during the walk are;
[tex]\begin{tabular}{|c|c|}Time (seconds), x&Distance from motion detector (meters), y\\0&1\\3&2\\5&4\\6&6\\7&7\\9&8\end{array}\right][/tex]
Required: Identification of two points marked on the graph that define the
interval where Samantha's average rate of change was 2/3 meters per
second.
Solution:
The average rate of change between two points is given by the ratio of
difference in the distance from the motion detector to the difference in
time between the points.
[tex]\displaystyle Average \ rate \ of \ change = \frac{Change \ in \ distance}{Change \ in \ time} = \mathbf{ \frac{\Delta y}{\Delta x}}[/tex]
At the required points, the change in the y-values, will be 2 × a, while the
corresponding change in x-values will be 3 × a, where, a is rational number.
From the above table, at the points where the time is 6 seconds and 9
seconds, we have the following distance time ordered pair;
(6, 6), and (9, 8), from which we have;
[tex]\displaystyle Average \ rate \ of \ change =\frac{\Delta y}{\Delta x} = \mathbf{\frac{8 - 6}{9 - 6}} = \frac{2}{3}[/tex]
Therefore;
The points [tex]\underline{(6, \, 6)}[/tex], and [tex]\underline {(9, \, 8)}[/tex], are two points that represent an interval
where her average rate of change was 2/3 meters per second.
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