Use the table below to answer this question:
x y
−1 5
1 3
4 0
find the average rate of change for the given function from x = −1 to x = 4.
−3
−1
1
3

Step-by-step explanation:

Th average rate of change is the slope of the secant line that goes through those 2 values of x.  Of course, each value of x also has a value of y.  The coordinates for these combinations of x's and y's are:

(-1, 5) and (4, 0).  We can use the slope formula to find the average rate of change of this function without having to know what the function's equation is:

So the average rate of change, aka slope, between those 2 points is -1

step-by-step explanation:

the answer

b. they are parallel and will never intersect.