EasyCalculusca-369

Average Rate of Change Polynomial

Problem

The average rate of change of a function on [a, b] is (f(b) - f(a)) / (b - a).

Given polynomial coefficients, a, and b, return the average rate of change. Assume a != b.

Hint

This is the slope of the secant line.

case 1

in: [[1,2,3],0,2]

expected: 8

case 2

in: [[0,0,1],1,3]

expected: 4

case 3

in: [[4],1,5]

expected: 0

Starter codePython

def average_rate_of_change_polynomial(coeffs, a, b):
    # Your code here
    pass

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