Chapter 1: Problem 31
(a) plot the points, (b) find the distance between the points, and (c) find the midpoint of the line segment joining the points. $$(1,1),(9,7)$$
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Chapter 1: Problem 31
(a) plot the points, (b) find the distance between the points, and (c) find the midpoint of the line segment joining the points. $$(1,1),(9,7)$$
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The table shows the numbers of tax returns (in millions) made through e-file from 2003 through \(2010 .\) Let \(f(t)\) represent the number of tax returns made through e-file in the year \(t .\) (Source: Internal Revenue Service) $$\begin{array}{|c|c|}\hline \text { Year } & \text { Number of Tax Returns Made Through E-File } \\\\\hline 2003 & 52.9 \\\2004 & 61.5 \\\2005 & 68.5 \\\2006 & 73.3 \\\2007 & 80.0 \\\2008 & 89.9 \\\2009 & 95.0 \\\2010 & 98.7 \\\\\hline\end{array}$$ (a) Find \(\frac{f(2010)-f(2003)}{2010-2003}\) and interpret the result in the context of the problem. (b) Make a scatter plot of the data. (c) Find a linear model for the data algebraically. Let \(N\) represent the number of tax returns made through e-file and let \(t=3\) correspond to 2003 (d) Use the model found in part (c) to complete the table. $$\begin{array}{|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|}\hline t & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7 & 8 & 9 & 10 \\\\\hline N & & & & & & & & \\ \hline\end{array}$$ (e) Compare your results from part (d) with the actual data. (f) Use a graphing utility to find a linear model for the data. Let \(x=3\) correspond to \(2003 .\) How does the model you found in part (c) compare with the model given by the graphing utility?
Finding a Mathematical Model In Exercises \(41-50\), find a mathematical model for the verbal statement. For a constant temperature, the pressure \(P\) of a gas is inversely proportional to the volume \(V\) of the gas.
A company produces a product for which the variable cost is 12.30 dollars per unit and the fixed costs are 98,000 dollars. The product sells for 17.98 dollars. Let \(x\) be the number of units produced and sold. (a) The total cost for a business is the sum of the variable cost and the fixed costs. Write the total cost \(C\) as a function of the number of units produced. (b) Write the revenue \(R\) as a function of the number of units sold. (c) Write the profit \(P\) as a function of the number of units sold. (Note: \(P=R-C\) ).
Find the difference quotient and simplify your Answer: $$f(x)=x^{3}+3 x, \quad \frac{f(x+h)-f(x)}{h}, \quad h \neq 0$$
The median sale prices \(p\) (in thousands of dollars) of an existing one-family home in the United States from 2000 through 2010 (see figure) can be approximated by the model \(p(t)=\left\\{\begin{array}{ll}0.438 t^{2}+10.81 t+145.9, & 0 \leq t \leq 6 \\ 5.575 t^{2}-110.67 t+720.8, & 7 \leq t \leq 10\end{array}\right.\) where \(t\) represents the year, with \(t=0\) corresponding to \(2000 .\) Use this model to find the median sale price of an existing one-family home in each year from 2000 through \(2010 .\) (Source: National Association of Realtors) (GRAPH CAN'T COPY)
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