Cost of pollution control. Cities and companies find that the cost of pollution control increases along with the percentage of pollutants being removed. Suppose the cost C , in dollars, of removing p % of the pollutants from a chemical spill is given by C ( p ) = 48 , 000 100 − p . a. Find C ( 0 ) , C ( 20 ) , C ( 80 ) , and C ( 90 ) . b. Find the domain of C . c. Draw a graph of C . d. d) Can the company or city afford to remove 100% of the pollutants due to this spill? Explain.
Cost of pollution control. Cities and companies find that the cost of pollution control increases along with the percentage of pollutants being removed. Suppose the cost C , in dollars, of removing p % of the pollutants from a chemical spill is given by C ( p ) = 48 , 000 100 − p . a. Find C ( 0 ) , C ( 20 ) , C ( 80 ) , and C ( 90 ) . b. Find the domain of C . c. Draw a graph of C . d. d) Can the company or city afford to remove 100% of the pollutants due to this spill? Explain.
Solution Summary: The author calculates the cost of removing p% of the pollutants from a chemical spill.
Cost of pollution control. Cities and companies find that the cost of pollution control increases along with the percentage of pollutants being removed. Suppose the cost C, in dollars, of removing p% of the pollutants from a chemical spill is given by
C
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p
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48
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100
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p
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a. Find
C
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C
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C
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80
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90
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b. Find the domain of C.
c. Draw a graph of C.
d. d) Can the company or city afford to remove 100% of the pollutants due to this spill? Explain.
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