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Some years ago, it was estimated that the demand for steel approximately satisfied the equation p = 256 - 50x, and the total cost of producing x units of steel was C(x) = 182 + 56x. (The quantity x wa...
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Consider a rectangle in the xy-plane, with corners at (0, 0), (a, 0), (0, b), and (a, b). If (a, b) lies on the graph of the equation y = 30 - x, find a and b such that the area of the rectangle is ma...
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Until recently hamburgers at the city sports arena cost $4 each. The food concessionaire sold an average of 10,000 hamburgers on a game night. When the price was raised to $4.40, hamburger sales dropp...
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The average ticket price for a concert at the opera house was $50. The average attendance was 4000. When the ticket price was raised to $52, attendance declined to an average of 3800 persons per perfo...
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Draw the graph of f (x) = 1/6 x3 – 5/2 x2 + 13x - 20 in the window [0, 10] by [-20, 30]. Algebraically determine the coordinates of the inflection point. Zoom in and zoom out to convince yourself that...
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An artist is planning to sell signed prints of her latest work. If 50 prints are offered for sale, she can charge $400 each. However, if she makes more than 50 prints, she must lower the price of all...
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A swimming club offers memberships at the rate of $200, provided that a minimum of 100 people join. For each member in excess of 100, the membership fee will be reduced $1 per person (for each member)...
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