Consider the function f(x)=8x+6\displaystyle {f{{\left({x}\right)}}}={8}\sqrt{{{x}}}+{6} on the interval [2,6]\displaystyle {\left[{2},{6}\right]}. Find the average or mean slope of the function on this interval.
 

By the Mean Value Theorem, we know there exists a c\displaystyle {c} in the open interval (2,6)\displaystyle {\left({2},{6}\right)} such that f(c)\displaystyle {f}'{\left({c}\right)} is equal to this mean slope. For this problem, there is only one c\displaystyle {c} that works. Find it.