AP Precalc 1.3 Rates of Change in Linear and 1.

3 Notes
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and thoughts here! Quadratic Functions
Avg Rate of Change = Slope of a Secant Line
The average rate of change over the closed interval 𝑎, 𝑏 is the
slope of the secant line from the point 𝑎, 𝑓 𝑎 to 𝑏, 𝑓 𝑏 .

Find the average rate of change for each linear function.

1. 𝑦 𝑥 2. 𝑦 2𝑥 3 3. 𝑦 3

y
  y
 x
 
         
  

  

  
x
 
          x
 
       


The average rate of change for a linear function is ________. Regardless of

the input-value interval length, the average rate of change stays the same!
Find the rate of change of the average rate of change of each linear function.
4. 𝑦 𝑥 5. 𝑦 2𝑥 3 6. 𝑦 3

The rate of change of the average rates of change of a linear function is ____.

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Write your questions Find the average rate of change for the quadratic function 𝒚 𝒙𝟐 𝟐𝒙 on the given interval.
and thoughts here!
7. 1 𝑥 2 8. 2 𝑥 3 9. 3 𝑥 4
y
y y 
 

 


  

 


x x 
           

 


    


10. 4, 5 11. 5, 6

The average rate of change for a quadratic function does not stay the same.
For consecutive equal-length input-value intervals, the rate of change of the
average rates of change of a quadratic function is ______________. For the
above problem, this constant is ______.

12. 𝑓 𝑥 2𝑥 10. 13. 𝑓 𝑥 3𝑥 2𝑥.

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14. The values of a function 𝑔 are given at selected 𝑥-values in the table below. The function is either concave up or
concave down, but not both.

𝒙 15 16 17 18 19
𝒈 𝒙 18 20 20 18 14

Determine if the function is concave up or concave down.

1.3 Rates of Change in Linear and Quadratic Functions

AP Precalculus
1.3 Practice
What is the average rate of change for each function on the given intervals?
1. 𝑦 7𝑥 10 on 6 𝑥 4 2. 𝑦 5𝑥 3 on 1 𝑥 7

3. 𝑦 𝑥 4𝑥 2 on 3 𝑥 2 4. 𝑦 2𝑥 2𝑥 1 on 2 𝑥 5

For each problem, a quadratic function 𝒈 has the given average rates of change on an interval.
5. Avg rate of change is 1 on the interval 3 𝑥 0. 6. Avg rate of change is 1 on the interval 1 𝑥 5.
Avg rate of change is 5 on the interval 0 𝑥 3. Avg rate of change is 7 on the interval 5 𝑥 9.
What is the average rate of change of 𝑔 on the interval What is the average rate of change of 𝑔 on the interval
3 𝑥 6? 17 𝑥 21 ?

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 7. Avg rate of change is 2 on the interval 1 𝑥 1. 8. Avg rate of change is 6 on the interval 0 𝑥 5.
Avg rate of change is 7 on the interval 1 𝑥 3. Avg rate of change is 2 on the interval 5 𝑥 10.
What is the average rate of change of 𝑔 on the interval What is the average rate of change of 𝑔 on the interval
3 𝑥 1? 20 𝑥 25 ?

What is the rate of change of the average rates of change for each function over consecutive equal-length
intervals?
9. 𝑦 13𝑥 10 10. 𝑓 𝑥 𝑥 3𝑥 8 11. 𝑓 𝑥 6𝑥 2𝑥 1

The values of a function are given at selected 𝒙-values in the table below. The function’s concavity does not
change. Determine if the function is concave up or concave down. Justify your answer.
12.
𝒙 8 6 4 2 0
𝒈 𝒙 10 11 14 20 29

13.
𝒙 5 10 15 20 25
𝒉 𝒙 100 75 40 0 50

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1.3 Rates of Change in Linear and Quadratic Functions 1.3 Test Prep
14. The table gives values of the function ℎ for selected values of 𝑥.

𝒙 8 4 4
𝒉 𝒙 23 17 5

If the function ℎ is linear, what is the value of ℎ 15 ?

(A)

(B)

(C) 5

(D) 11

15. The table gives values of the function 𝑔 for selected values of 𝑥.

𝒙 0 2 4
𝒈 𝒙 5 1 0

If the function 𝑔 is quadratic, what is the value of 𝑔 8 ?

(A) 5

(B) 5

(C) 7

(D) 7

16. The function 𝑝 is given by 𝑝 𝑥 𝑔 𝑥 1 𝑔 𝑥 . If 𝑝 𝑥 2, which of the following statements must be true?

I. Because 𝑝 is positive and constant, the graph of 𝑔 always has positive slope.
II. Because 𝑝 is positive and constant, the graph 𝑔 is concave up.
III. Because 𝑝 is positive and constant, 𝑔 is increasing

(A) I only (B) II only (C) III only (D) I and III only

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