7. Which situation could be represented by the graph below? a. The speed increases and then decreases.
b. The speed increases and then remains constant.
c. The speed stays constant and then increases
d. The speed decreases and then remains constant.
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b. The speed increases and then remains constant. You can see that in the beginning there is a larger slope, which indicates a faster speed, followed by a plateau, which shows a consrant speed.

Step-by-step explanation:

the average rate of change of a function f in an interval [x-low, x-high] is

(f(x-high) - f(x-low)) / (x-high - x-low)

the year 2000 means t = 2000-1980 = 20

the year 2015 means t = 2015-1980 = 35

so, we have

(A(35) - A(20)) / (35 - 20)

((-0.6(35)² + 37.2×35 + 243) - (-0.6(20)² + 37.2×20 + 243)) / 15

((-735 + 1302 + 243) - (-240 + 744 + 243)) / 15

(810 - 747) / 15 = 63/15 = 4.2

the average change rate between 2000 and 2015 is 4.2.

that means that the use of nuclear energy in the USA increased by 4.2 billions of kilowatt hours per year during that period.