Answer:
[tex](-3)[/tex].
Step-by-step explanation:
Over this interval, the change in the value of this function is:
[tex]f(-5) - f(2) = 22 - 1 = 21[/tex].
The corresponding change in the value of [tex]x[/tex]:
[tex](-5) - 2 = -7[/tex].
The average rate of change of function [tex]f[/tex] over this interval is equal to the change in the function value divided by the corresponding change in [tex]x[/tex]:
[tex]\begin{aligned}& (\text{average rate of change}) \\ =\; & \frac{(\text{change in function value})}{(\text{change in $x$})} \\ =\; & \frac{f(-5) - f(2)}{(-5) - 2} \\ =\; & \frac{22 - 1}{-7} \\ =\; & \frac{21}{-7} \\ =\; & -3\end{aligned}[/tex].
Thus, the average rate of change of [tex]f(x) = x^{2} - 3[/tex] over the interval [tex][-5,\, 2][/tex] would be [tex](-3)[/tex].
