The management at a plastics factory has found that the maximum number of units a worker can produce in a day is 50. The learning curve for the number N of units produced per day after a new employee has worked t days is modeled by N = 50(1 − ekt). After 20 days on the job, a new employee produces 16 units.

The management at a plastics factory has found that the maximum number of units a worker can produce in a day is 50. The learning curve for the number N of units produced per day after a new employee has worked t days is modeled by N = 50(1 − ekt). After 20 days on the job, a new employee produces 16 units.

College Algebra

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Author:Jay Abramson

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Chapter4: Linear Functions

Section4.3: Fitting Linear Models To Data

Problem 39SE: For the following exercises, consider this scenario: The profit of a company increased steadily over...

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