Random Average Rate of Change
- Author:
- Ann DeFranco
- Topic:
- Parabola
This worksheet shows the height of a ball tossed straight up or dropped from a cliff, indicated by the function graphed in blue. Find the average velocity of the ball from when it is released at the top of the cliff to when it hits the ground. The average velocity is the average rate of change of the height with respect to time.
Note that the graph is NOT the actual trajectory of the ball. It simply shows the height of the ball as a function of time.
Height is in meters and time is in seconds. Click on the circular arrow button at the top right corner to generate a new equation.