Karianne and lucius are analyzing a linear function on a graph. karianne says that unit rate is equal to rate of change, but that slope is calculated differently. lucius says that unit rate, rate of change, and slope are calculated the same way. who is correct? explain your answer.

step-by-step explanation:

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if we use a graphing calculator, there is only one such number that satisfies the conclusion of the mean value theorem, that is, a number such that

where the right-hand side is the average rate of change of f on the interval [0.5,0.75], which is the slope of the secant line.

in the attached graph, the black line is the secant line which has its slope as the average rate of change of f on [0.5,0.75], while the orange line is the only tangent line to the graph of f in the interval that satisfies the mvt conclusion.