The average rate of change of the height over the interval [1, 2.5] is - 56 feet per second.
Step-by-step explanation:
Let . Geometrically speaking, average rate of change over a given interval (), measured in feet per second, is determined by definition of secant line, which is defined:
Where:
, - Initial and final position of the object, measured in feet.
, - Initial and final times, measured in seconds.
If we know that and , then the average rate of change over the interval :
The average rate of change of the height over the interval [1, 2.5] is - 56 feet per second.