Average Rate of Change of a Curve
- Author:
- Auston B Cron
- Topic:
- Calculus, Derivative
Average Rate of Change of a curve is
leads into the discussion of Secant Lines and the Slope of a Curve at a point.
You can move the point A on the curve, move the slider h to change the difference between -1.5 and 1.5, and you may modify the function f(x) as you chose.
The applet displays the slope of the line AB. When the difference reaches zero, explain what happens.