Average Rate of Change of a Function: Dynamic Illustration
The average rate of change of a continuous function f from input value x = a to input value x = b is given by .
The applet below provides a dynamic visual interpretation of this expression.
Interact with this applet for a few minutes.
You can input different functions in the input box in the upper right-hand corner. You can also adjust the input values a and b using the sliders or their respective input boxes.