Average rate of change question

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The average rate of change is the slope of the secant line from [a,b]

Whereas, the instantaneous rate of change is the slope at said point.


Average:

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Instantaneous:

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Find
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Hello,

I just wanted to ask if you want to find the average rate of change over some interval, and what if the slope tends to infinity? What next?

Thanks
 
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