Calculate the average rate of change for the given graph from x = 3 to x = 5 and select the correct answer below.Courtesy of Texas Instruments a.5     b.3     c.1     d.0

If y ou undrstand "average rate of change," you can spot the answer immediately.  While x may change from 3 to 5, y begins at 0 and ends at 0.

Thus, the answer is zero.
                                                                     0-0
In more detail:  the ave. r. of c. would be ----------- = 0
                                                                      5-3