College Algebra in Context with Applications for the Managerial, Life, and Social Sciences (5th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134179025
Author: Ronald J. Harshbarger, Lisa S. Yocco
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 3.1, Problem 67E
Wind and Pollution The amount of particulate pollution p in the air depends on the wind speed s, among other things, with the relationship between p and s approximated by p = 25 – 0.01s2, where p is in ounces per cubic yard and s is in miles per hour.
a. Sketch the graph of this model with s on the horizontal axis and with nonnegative values of s and p.
b. Is the function increasing or decreasing on this domain?
c. What is the p-intercept of the graph?
d. What does the p-intercept mean in the context of this application?
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