average rate of change of a piecewise linear function

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Problem

average rate of change of a piecewise linear function

Step-by-step solution

The average rate of change is negative when the function is decreasing. This occurs between x=1 and x=2, and between x=3 and x=4.

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Answer

[1, 2], [3, 4]