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Bernadette throws the javelin for her school's track and field team. The graph below shows the height and...

Bernadette throws the javelin for her school's track and field team. The graph below shows the height and horizontal distance traveled by the javelin for three of Bernadette's practice throws.
Javelin Throws
Height (feet)
Distance (yards)
Throw #1
Throw #2
Throw #3
Use the graph to determine the average rate of change over the interval [0, 20] for Throw #2. To earn full credit, show your work using a method explained in the Orientation.

Answer

For Throw #2 (the red curve), the height is 6 feet at 0 yards and 16 feet at 20 yards.

Average rate of change = (change in height)/(change in distance) = (16 − 6)/(20 − 0) = 10/20 = 0.5 feet per yard.

The javelin’s height increases by an average of 0.5 feet per yard over this interval.

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