Use function notation to represent $1700 more than a faculty member's salary after 6 years on the job.   Use function notation to represent a salary that is 3 times as large as the salary of a faculty member after 7 years on the job.   How many times as large is the salary of a faculty member who has been on the job for 14 years as compared to someone who has been on the job for 3.2 years?

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  1. Use function notation to represent $1700 more than a faculty member's salary after 6 years on the job.

     

  2. Use function notation to represent a salary that is 3 times as large as the salary of a faculty member after 7 years on the job.

     

  3. How many times as large is the salary of a faculty member who has been on the job for 14 years as compared to someone who has been on the job for 3.2 years?

     

 

 

Let S(x) represents a faculty member's yearly salary x years after beginning a position at a university.
a. Use function notation to represent the salary of a faculty member after x + 5 years on the job.
s(x+5)
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b. Use function notation to represent $1700 more than a faculty member's salary after 6 years on the job.
s(6x+1700)
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c. Use function notation to represent the salary of a faculty member after 3 years more than n years on the job.
s(n+3)
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d. Use function notation to represent a salary that is 3 times as large as the salary of a faculty member after 7 years on the job.
s(x^3+7)
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e. How many times as large is the salary of a faculty member who has been on the job for 14 years as compared to someone who has been
on the job for 3.2 years?
(s(14)-s(3.2))/(14-3.2)
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Transcribed Image Text:Let S(x) represents a faculty member's yearly salary x years after beginning a position at a university. a. Use function notation to represent the salary of a faculty member after x + 5 years on the job. s(x+5) Preview b. Use function notation to represent $1700 more than a faculty member's salary after 6 years on the job. s(6x+1700) Preview c. Use function notation to represent the salary of a faculty member after 3 years more than n years on the job. s(n+3) Preview d. Use function notation to represent a salary that is 3 times as large as the salary of a faculty member after 7 years on the job. s(x^3+7) Preview e. How many times as large is the salary of a faculty member who has been on the job for 14 years as compared to someone who has been on the job for 3.2 years? (s(14)-s(3.2))/(14-3.2) Preview
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