Calculus (3rd Edition)

Published by W. H. Freeman
ISBN 10: 1464125260
ISBN 13: 978-1-46412-526-3

Chapter 2 - Limits - 2.1 Limits, Rates of Change, and Tangent Lines - Exercises - Page 47: 33

Answer

[1, t] average rate of change = $t+1$ the instantaneous rate of change at t = 1 equal $2$ [2, t] average rate of change = $t+2$ the instantaneous rate of change at t = 2 equal $4$

Work Step by Step

[1, t] average rate of change = $\frac{Q(t)-Q(1)}{t-1}$ = $\frac{t^{2}-1}{t-1}$ = $\frac{(t-1)(t+1)}{t-1}$ = $t+1$ the instantaneous rate of change at t = 1 equal to $t+1$ = $1+1$ = $2$ [2, t] average rate of change = $\frac{Q(t)-Q(2)}{t-2}$ = $\frac{t^{2}-4}{t-2}$ = $\frac{(t-2)(t+2)}{t-2}$ = $t+2$ the instantaneous rate of change at t = 2 equal to $t+2$ = $2+2$ = $4$
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