RATE OF CHANGE

ED Math 303
 Rate of Change
🠶 In determining the rate of change of one variable with
respect to another variable, we must be able to
distinguish between the AVERAGE and the
INSTANTANEOUS RATES OF CHANGE.

🠶 The two rates of change are comparable to the

distinction between the SLOPE of the SECANT LINE
through two points on a curve and the SLOPE of the
TANGENT LINE at one point on the curve.
Illustrations of Secant and Tangent Line
 THE AVERAGE RATE OF CHANGE
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 THE INSTANTANEOUS RATE OF CHANGE
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 SOLUTION:
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 EXAMPLE NO.2
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SOLUTION:
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Assessment: (RATE OF CHANGE)
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