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Changing Water Levels The graph shows the depth of water W in a reservoir over a one-year period as a function of the number of days x since the beginning of the year. What was the average rate of change of W between x = 100 and x = 200?
To find: The average rate of change of water between
Answer to Problem 23E
The average rate of change of water between
Explanation of Solution
Given:
The given graphs is,
Figure (1)
Formula used:
Average rate of change of function
Calculation:
The given graph shows the depth of the water in a reservoir over a one-year period as a function of number of days x.
From the given graph, for
Substitute 50 for
Therefore, the average rate of change of water between
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