Answer
$$5$$
Work Step by Step
The general formula for average rate of change from $a$ to $b$ can be written as: $\dfrac{f(b)-f(a)}{b-a}.$
Here, we have: $f(x)=5x-3$
Thus, we find the average rate of change as:
$\lim\limits_{x\to 2}\dfrac{f(x)-f(2)}{x-2}=\lim\limits_{x\to 2}\dfrac{(5x-3)-(5(2)-3)}{x-2} \\=\lim\limits_{x\to 2}\dfrac{(5x-3)-7}{x-2} \\=\lim\limits_{x\to 2}\dfrac{5x-10}{x-2} \\=\lim\limits_{x\to 2}\dfrac{5(x-2)}{x-2} \\=\lim\limits_{x\to 2} \ (5) \\=5$
