Chapter 3: Problem 44
Explain what is meant by joint variation. Give an example with your explanation.
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Chapter 3: Problem 44
Explain what is meant by joint variation. Give an example with your explanation.
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A company that manufactures running shoes has a fixed monthly cost of \(\$ 300,000 .\) It costs \(\$ 30\) to produce each pair of shoes A. Write the cost function, \(C,\) of producing \(x\) pairs of shoes. B. Write the average cost function, \(\bar{C},\) of producing \(x\) pairs of shoes C. Find and interpret \(\bar{C}(1000), \bar{C}(10,000),\) and \(\bar{C}(100,000)\) D. What is the horizontal asymptote for the graph of the average cost function, \(\overrightarrow{\mathrm{C}}\) ? Describe what this represents for the company.
If f is a polynomial function, and f(a) and f(b) have opposite signs, what must occur between a and b? If f(a) and f(b) have the same sign, does it necessarily mean that this will not occur? Explain your answer.
The equation for \(f\) is given by the simplified expression that results after performing the indicated operation. Write the equation for \(f\) and then graph the function. $$ \frac{2}{x^{2}+3 x+2}-\frac{4}{x^{2}+4 x+3} $$
A mong all deaths from a particular disease, the percentage that is smoking related \((21-39\) cigarethes per day) is a function of the discase's incidence ratio. The incidence ratio describes the number of times more likely smokers are than nonsmokers to die from the disease. The following table shows the incidence ratios for heart disease and lung cancer for two age groups. For example, the incidence ratio of 9 in the table means that smokers befween the ages of 65 and 74 are 9 times more likely than nonsmokers in the same age group to die from lung cancer. The rational function$$ P(x)=\frac{100(x-1)}{x} $$models the percentage of smoking-related deaths among all deaths from a disease, \(P(x),\) in terms of the disease's incidence ratio, \(x\). The graph of the rational function is shown. What is the horizontal asymptote of the graph? Describe what this means about the percentage of deaths caused by smoking with increasing incidence ratios.
Use a graphing utility with a viewing rectangle large enough to show end behavior to graph each polynomial function. \(f(x)=-x^{4}+8 x^{3}+4 x^{2}+2\)
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