Activity 1.5.3. A company manufactures rope, and the total cost of producing r feet of rope is C(r) dollars. a. What does it mean to say that C(2000) = 800? b. What are the units of C'(r)? c. Suppose that C(2000) = 800 and C'(2000) = 0.35. Estimate C(2100), and justify your estimate by writing at least one sentence that explains your thinking. d. Do you think C'(2000) is less than, equal to, or greater than C'(3000)? Why?

Activity 1.5.3. A company manufactures rope, and the total cost of producing r feet of rope is C(r) dollars. a. What does it mean to say that C(2000) = 800? b. What are the units of C'(r)? c. Suppose that C(2000) = 800 and C'(2000) = 0.35. Estimate C(2100), and justify your estimate by writing at least one sentence that explains your thinking. d. Do you think C'(2000) is less than, equal to, or greater than C'(3000)? Why?

Algebra & Trigonometry with Analytic Geometry

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Chapter5: Inverse, Exponential, And Logarithmic Functions

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