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4.1
Interpretations of the Derivative in Context Homework
1. The temperature, ࠵ే࠵?
, in degrees Fahrenheit, of a pizza placed on a serving dish is given by
࠵ే࠵?
=
࠵࠵?
࠵ౡ࠵?
,
where ࠵ౡ࠵?
is the time in minutes since the pizza was taken out of the oven. A. Is ࠵࠵?
′
(
࠵ౡ࠵?
)
positive or negative? Justify with a reason.
B. What are the units of ࠵࠵?
′
(5)
?
C. What is the meaning of ࠵࠵?
′
5
=
−
3
in context to the scenario?
2. The cost, ࠵శ࠵?
(in dollars) to produce ࠵࠵?
gallons of fresh-squeezed orange juice can be expressed as ࠵శ࠵?
=
࠵࠵?
(
࠵࠵?
)
. Using the proper units, explain the meaning of the following statements in terms of the orange juice.
A. ࠵࠵?
500
= 2150
B. ࠵࠵?
′
500
= 0.84
3. You have an inheritance of $100,000 from your grandparents, but you must invest the money in a mutual fund until you are 21 years old, that will pay an annual interest rate of ࠵࠵?࠵?
compounded
continuously. If you are 17 years old now, your balance, in dollars, can be defined as ࠵వ࠵?
=
࠵ఴ࠵?
(
࠵࠵?
)
. Interpret the following statements related to your inheritance, use the appropriate units. A. ࠵ఴ࠵?
7
≈
1323
0
B. ࠵ఴ࠵?
′
7
≈
3307.50
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f
t
because
the
temperature
will
decrease
afte
being
taken
out
of
the
oven
degrees
per
min
At
t
5
mins
the
pizza's
temperature
will
be
decreasing
at
a
rate
of 3
degrees
per
min
The
cost to
produce
500
gallons
of
orange
juice
is
2,150
After
producing
500
gallons
of
orangejuice
the
rate
of
production
is
increasing
0.84
dollars
per
gallon
If
you
invest
100,000
at
a
rate
of
7
you
will
earn
13230
in
4
years
You
would
earn
3307.50
per
1
rate
for
the
4
years
of
investing
your
inheritance
at
7
per
year
4. The Apollo 11 Crew left Earth for the moon on July 16, 1969, at 9:32 a.m. in a Saturn V rocket. They experienced forces of about 1.2g at liftoff and reached a maximum force of about 3.9g. The g-force is measured in Newtons defined as 1N =
࠵ౘ࠵?࠵࠵?
࠵ౚ࠵?
/
࠵ౠ࠵?
2
. Let
࠵హ࠵?
=
࠵ౝ࠵?
(
ℎ
)
represent the force of pressure in Newtons, ࠵ౝ࠵?
on the astronauts at a height ℎ
, in meters. Explain what each of the following quantities mean in relation to the astronauts. Give units for the quantities in Newtons. A. ࠵ౝ࠵?
500
= 3.2
B. ࠵ౝ࠵?
′
500
= 0.2
C. ࠵ౝ࠵?
′
ℎ
=
−
1
5.
A law firm pays a third-party to pick up confidential documents and deliver them to a shredding service.
This cost, C , in dollars, is a function of the weight of paper, w
, in pounds, that is shredded
for each client’s case, such that ࠵శ࠵?
=
࠵࠵?
(
࠵࠵?
)
. Describe the meaning of each quantity.
A. ࠵࠵?
65
= 45
B. ࠵࠵?
′
80
= 1.25
C. ࠵࠵?
−1
200
′
= 2.5
6. When a patient is prescribed an antibiotic to fight off infection, the dose, ࠵ష࠵?
, in milligrams is a function of the patient’s weight, in pounds. Let ࠵ష࠵?
=
࠵࠵?
(
࠵࠵?
)
define the dosage. Interpret the meaning of each statement.
A. ࠵࠵?
135
= 120
B. ࠵࠵?
′
135
= 2.5
C. Estimate the dosage for a person weighing 140 pounds.
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At
500
feet the astronauts
experienced
a
g
force
of
3.29
After
the
astronauts
surpass
500
the
rate
will
increase
at
0.2g
per
foot
After
the
astronauts
surpass
h the
rate
will
decrease
at
Ig
per
foot
At
a
weight
of
65lb
it
cost
45
to
shred the
documents
After
surpassing
80
lbs
the
cost
of
shredding
increases
by
1.25
per
pop
nd
When
200
is
spent
on
shredding
the
weight
increases2.5
lbs
per
I
dollar
At
a
weight
of
135lb
the
dosage
is
120mg
When
you
surpass
the
weight
of
135
lbs
the
dosage
increases
by
2.5mg
per
lb
55
132.5mg
7. During a hurricane in Central Florida, the amount of rainfall, R,
in centimeters, is a function of time. Let ࠵࠵?
=
࠵࠵?
(
࠵ౡ࠵?
)
define the amount of rain recorded by meteorologists beginning at midnight. Give an interpretation of the statements below, using the appropriate units. below, using the appropriate units. A. ࠵࠵?
6
= 4.8
B. ࠵࠵?
′
6
= 0.5
C. ࠵࠵?
−1
5
= 14
D. ࠵࠵?
−1
′
5
= 1.5
8.
Nate took an initial dose of his prescription antibiotic medication. The amount of antibiotic, in milligrams, in Nate’s bloodstream after t
hours is given by ࠵ౚ࠵?
࠵ౡ࠵?
= 18
࠵࠵?
−0
.
75࠵ౡ࠵?
. Find the instantaneous rate of change of the remaining amount of medication after 1 hour. Explain the meaning of your findings as it relates to Nate.
9. The population of Eulerville can be modeled by ࠵ృ࠵?
=
࠵࠵?
(
࠵ౡ࠵?
)
where the population, P, is in thousands and
t is the number of years since 2010. Explain the meaning of each statement in context to the city of Eulerville.
A. ࠵࠵?
′
4
= 3
B. ࠵࠵?
−1
47.5
= 8
C. ࠵࠵?
−1 ′
47.5
= 0.3
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When
t
6,4
8cm
of
rain
have
been
recorded
When
t
surpasses
6
the
rainfall will
increase
0.5cm
per
hour
When
5cm
of
rain
has
been
recorded
t
14
When rainfall
is at
5cm
it
will
take
1.5
hours
to
increase
Icm
der
M
t
L
0.75
18
e
0.759
M
1
6.3769mg
1hr
after
I
hour
the
antibotic
in
Nate's
blood
decreases
at
6.3769mgper
hour
After
2014
the
population
increases
at
a
rate
of
3,000
people
peryear
pop
yr
The
population
will
be
47,500
people
in
2018
pop
yr
rate
When
the
population
is47,500people
it
takes
0.3
years
for
population
to
increase
by
1000
people
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