湖北省武汉六中（国际部）高考数学一轮复习课件：.4 导函数.ppt

Unit 7: Combinations Rates of Change of Functions Lesson 4: Rates of Change Rate of Change A rate of change is a measure of how one quantity changes with respect to another How the dependent variable changes as the independent variable changes A common example of a rate of change is speed Your speed tells you how your distance travelled (dependent variable) changes with respect to time (independent variable) Average Rate of Change The average rate of change tells you how the dependent variable changes over an interval of the independent variable If we let the dependent variable be y and t