Answer the following questions

(a) Is the average rate of change of a function betweenx=a andx=b the slope of the secant line through(a,f(a)) and(b,f(b))?

• Yes
• No

IfNo, give a reason.

(b) Is the average rate of change of a linear function the same for all intervals?

• Yes
• No

IfNo, give a reason.