Answer:
5≤x≤7
Step-by-step explanation:
For a given function f(x), the average rate of change in a given interval:
a ≤ x ≤ b
is given by:
[tex]r = \frac{f(b) - f(a)}{b - a}[/tex]
Here we have:
f(x) = 4*log(x + 2)
And we want to see which interval has the smallest average rate of change, so we just need fo find the average rate of change for these 4 intervals.
1) 1≤x≤3
here we have:
[tex]r = \frac{f(3) - f(1)}{3 - 1} = \frac{4*log(3 + 2) - 4*log(1 + 2)}{2} = 0.44[/tex]
2) 5≤x≤7
[tex]r = \frac{f(7) - f(5)}{7 - 5} = \frac{4*log(7 + 2) - 4*log(5 + 2)}{2} = 0.22[/tex]
3) 3≤x≤5
[tex]r = \frac{f(5) - f(3)}{5 - 3} = \frac{4*log(5 + 2) - 4*log(3 + 2)}{2} = 0.29[/tex]
4) −1≤x≤1
[tex]r = \frac{f(1) - f(-1)}{1 - (-1)} = \frac{4*log(1 + 2) - 4*log(-1 + 2)}{2} = 0.95[/tex]
So we can see that the smalles average rate of change is in 5≤x≤7
