Researchers measured the average blood alcohol concentration C(t) of eight men starting one hour after consumption of 30 mL of ethanol (corresponding to two alcoholic drinks). (Round your answers to two decimal places.) t (hours) 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 C(t) (mg/mL) 0.34 0.26 0.19 0.12 0.08 (a) Find the average change of C with respect to t over each time interval. (i) [1.0, 2.0] (ii) [1.5, 2.0] (iii) [2.0, 2.5] (iv) [2.0, 3.0] (b) Estimate the instantaneous rate of change at t = 2.

Researchers measured the average blood alcohol concentration C(t) of eight men starting one hour after consumption of 30 mL of ethanol (corresponding to two alcoholic drinks). (Round your answers to two decimal places.) t (hours) 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 C(t) (mg/mL) 0.34 0.26 0.19 0.12 0.08 (a) Find the average change of C with respect to t over each time interval. (i) [1.0, 2.0] (ii) [1.5, 2.0] (iii) [2.0, 2.5] (iv) [2.0, 3.0] (b) Estimate the instantaneous rate of change at t = 2.

College Algebra

1st Edition

ISBN:9781938168383

Author:Jay Abramson

Publisher:Jay Abramson

Chapter3: Functions

Section3.3: Rates Of Change And Behavior Of Graphs

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