Functions and Change: A Modeling Approach to College Algebra (MindTap Course List)
Functions and Change: A Modeling Approach to College Algebra (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781337111348
Author: Bruce Crauder, Benny Evans, Alan Noell
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Have you ever seen a bridge in the shape of a parabola? Where is its maximum on the bridge? The maximum of that bridge is the highest point on that bridge. The process of finding the maximum of the bridge here is called the maximization.
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Chapter 2.FR3, Problem 7E

Applications Exercises 5 through 13 illustrate applications of optimization using parabolas.

Size of High Schools A study found that the cost C per pupil of operating a high school in a certain country depends on the number n of students enrolled. The cost is given by C = 65000 - 500 n + n 2 dollars per pupil. What enrollment produces the minimum cost per pupil, and what is that minimum cost?

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Functions and Change: A Modeling Approach to College Algebra (MindTap Course List)

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