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Activity 1.1 – Average Rate of Change FOR DISCUSSION: In your own words, describe the major aspects of the graph shown below. ______________________________________________________________________________ 1. Suppose the function y f (x ) represents a town’s f (x) daily high temperature in degrees Celsius, where 12 x is the number of days since New Year’s Day, 9 –3 x 5 (x = 0 corresponds to January 1). 6 3 (a) On which interval(s) was the temperature above 0 zero (positive)? On which interval(s) was the –3 temperature equal to or below zero (negative)? Use interval notation to express your answers. –6 That is, express time intervals using parentheses –3 –2 – 1 0 1 2 3 4 5 or brackets. (b) On which interval(s) do you think the daily temperature was rising (increasing)? Use interval notation to express your answers. Do you think the average rate of change off on these intervals is positive or negative? (c) On which interval(s) do you think the daily temperature was falling (decreasing)? Use interval notation to express your answers. Do you think the average rate of change off on these intervals is positive or negative? (d) Does the graph have peaks or valleys? Where, f (x) and what do they mean in this context? 12