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P 1. Physicists have determined that drivers are most likely to lose control of their cars as they are coming into a turn,
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P at the point where the slope of the tangent line is -5. Find the (x,y) coordinates of this point near the turn.
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P 2. Find the equation of the tangent line to the curve at this point. P
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P 3. To determine whether the spectators are in danger in this scenario, find the x-coordinate of the point where the P
P tangent line crosses the line y=3.8. Is this point safely to the right of the grandstand? Or are the spectators in P
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P 4. What if a driver loses control earlier than the physicists project? Suppose a driver loses control at the point
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P x=-3.5. What is the slope of the tangent line at this point?
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P 5. If a driver loses control when x=-3.5, are the spectators safe? P
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P 6. Should you proceed with the current design for the grandstand, or should the grandstands be moved?
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P 7. A book publisher has a cost function given by C(x)= 𝑥 2 where x is the number of copies of a book in thousands P
P and C is the cost, per book, measured in dollars. Evaluate C′(4) and explain its meaning. P
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P 8. What is the instantaneous velocity of the ball when it hits P
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P What is the average velocity during its fall? P
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Compare this to the actual revenue obtained from the sale of this dinner.
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Suppose that the profit obtained from the sale of x fish-fry dinners is given by P(x)=−0.03x2+8x−50. Use the
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marginal profit function to estimate the profit from the sale of the 141st fish-fry dinner.
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[T] In general, the profit function is the difference between the revenue and cost functions: P(x)=R(x)−C(x).
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Suppose the price-demand and cost functions for the production of cordless drills is given respectively by
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p=123−0.02x and C(x)=65,000+75x, where x is the number of cordless drills that are sold at a price of p dollars
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per drill and C(x) is the cost of producing x cordless drills.
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[T] In general, the profit function is the difference between the revenue and cost functions: P(x)=R(x)−C(x).
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Suppose the price-demand and cost functions for the production of cordless drills is given respectively by
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p=123−0.02x and C(x)=65,000+75x, where x is the number of cordless drills that are sold at a price of p dollars
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Find R’(3000).
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[T] In general, the profit function is the difference between the revenue and cost functions: P(x)=R(x)−C(x).
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Suppose the price-demand and cost functions for the production of cordless drills is given respectively by
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p=123−0.02x and C(x)=65,000+75x, where x is the number of cordless drills that are sold at a price of p dollars
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Find the profit function.
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[T] In general, the profit function is the difference between the revenue and cost functions: P(x)=R(x)−C(x).
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Suppose the price-demand and cost functions for the production of cordless drills is given respectively by
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p=123−0.02x and C(x)=65,000+75x, where x is the number of cordless drills that are sold at a price of p dollars
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per drill and C(x) is the cost of producing x cordless drills.
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Find P’(4000).
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P Use the definition of a derivative to find f’(x). f(x) = 2x - 𝒙𝟐 P
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P Use the definition of a derivative to find f’(x). f(x) = 5x - 𝒙𝟑 P
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