A rock is thrown into a lake, creating a circular ripple that travels outward. As the ripple travels, it displaces sediment on the bottom of the pond.

  • is the radius of the ripple at seconds.
  • is the volume of displaced sediment at seconds.
  • The total displacement is given by .

Determine the average rate of change of with respect to between and using the data below.







1 2 5



2 4 10



3 6 15



4 8 20



5 10 25



6 12 30



7 14 35



8 16 40



9 18 45



10 20 50



1.5 3 6 10 20