Explain, in one or two sentences, why attempting to compute an average rate of change…

MATHEMATICS · Subjective · AP · Calculus AB · Differentiation: Definition and Fundamental Properties · Differentiation: Definition and Fundamental Properties

Problem

Explain, in one or two sentences, why attempting to compute an average rate of change over an interval of length zero does not immediately yield the instantaneous rate of change of a function at that point.

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