The stopping distance of an automobile, on dry, level pavement, traveling at a speed v (in kilometers per hour) is the distance R (in meters) the car travels during the reaction time of the driver plus the distance B (in meters) the car travels after the brakes are applied (see figure). The table shows the results of the experiment. (Round your coefficients to 3 decimal places.)   Speed, v 20 40 60 80 100 Reaction Time Distance, R 8.6 17.0 25.3 33.6 42.0 Braking Time Distance, B 2.6 9.3 20.5 36.1 56.2    (a) Use the regression capabilities of a graphing utility to find a linear model for the reaction time distance R. (Round numerical values to four decimal places.) R(v) =    (b) Use the regression capabilities of a graphing utility to find a quadratic model for braking distance B. (Round numerical values to four decimal places.) B(v) =    (c) Determine the polynomial giving the total stopping distance T. (Round numerical values to four decimal places.) T(v) =

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The stopping distance of an automobile, on dry, level pavement, traveling at a speed v (in kilometers per hour) is the distance R (in meters) the car travels during the reaction time of the driver plus the distance B (in meters) the car travels after the brakes are applied (see figure). The table shows the results of the experiment. (Round your coefficients to 3 decimal places.)

 
Speed, v 20 40 60 80 100
Reaction Time
Distance, R
8.6 17.0 25.3 33.6 42.0
Braking Time
Distance, B
2.6 9.3 20.5 36.1 56.2

 

 (a) Use the regression capabilities of a graphing utility to find a linear model for the reaction time distance R. (Round numerical values to four decimal places.)
R(v) = 

 
(b) Use the regression capabilities of a graphing utility to find a quadratic model for braking distance B. (Round numerical values to four decimal places.)

B(v) = 

 
(c) Determine the polynomial giving the total stopping distance T. (Round numerical values to four decimal places.)

T(v) = 

(e) Find the derivative of T. (Round numerical values to four decimal places.)
T'(v) = 
 
 
 


Find the rates of change of the total stopping distance for 
v = 40,
 
v = 80,
 and 
v = 100.
 (Round your answers to four decimal places.)
T'(40) =  
T'(80) =  
T'(100) =  

(f) Use the results of this exercise to draw conclusions about the total stopping distance as speed increases.
For increasing speeds, the total stopping distance  ---Select--- increases decreases .
 
 

 

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Consider the provided table,

Speed, V 20 40 60 80 100
Reaction time distance, R 8.6 17.0 25.3 33.6 42.0
Braking time distance, B 2.6 9.3 20.5 36.1 56.2
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