Answer:
[tex]\frac{1}{7}[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
The slope of the line joining the 2 points is a measure of the average rate of change.
Calculate slope m using the slope formula
m = [tex]\frac{y_{2}-y_{1} }{x_{2}-x_{1} }[/tex]
with (x₁, y₁ ) = (4, - 1) and (x₂, y₂ ) = (- 3, - 2)
m = [tex]\frac{-2+1}{-3-4}[/tex] = [tex]\frac{-1}{-7}[/tex] = [tex]\frac{1}{7}[/tex] ← average rate of change
