summary<\/h2>\nalthough average value and the mean value theorem for integrals are specialized topics and only show up in a few problems on any given ap calculus test, they are important concepts to master. for one thing, they illustrate how integral calculus can be used in applications.<\/p>\n
moreover, working out the average value of a function is no more difficult than computing a definite integral. so now when you see these kinds of problems on the ap calculus exam, you can rise to the challenge!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
the average of a set of data is typically defined as the sum of the values divided by the number of data points. but what if you have infinitely many data points? what is the average value of a function? read on to find out! average value of functions suppose f is a continuous function […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":223,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[240],"tags":[241],"ppma_author":[24932],"class_list":["post-11969","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ap","tag-ap-calculus"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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