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- In Exercises 5–20, find the equation of each of the lines with the given properties. Sketch the graph of each line.arrow_forwardIn Exercises 65–68, find and sketch the domain of ƒ. Then find an equation for the level curve or surface of the function passing through the given point.arrow_forwardThe figure shows the graphs of the cost and revenue functions for a company that manufactures and sells small radios. Use the information in the figure to solve Exercises 67–72. 35,000 30,000 C(x) = 10,000 + 30x 25,000 20,000 15,000 R(x) = 50x 10,000 5000 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 Radios Produced and Sold 67. How many radios must be produced and sold for the company to break even? 68. More than how many radios must be produced and sold for the company to have a profit? 69. Use the formulas shown in the voice balloons to find R(200) – C(200). Describe what this means for the company. 70. Use the formulas shown in the voice balloons to find R(300) – C(300). Describe what this means for the company. 71. a. Use the formulas shown in the voice balloons to write the company's profit function, P, from producing and selling x radios. b. Find the company's profit if 10,000 radios are produced and sold. 72. a. Use the formulas shown in the voice balloons to write the company's profit function,…arrow_forward
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- U.S. Population The number of White non-Hispanicindividuals in the U.S. civilian non-institutional population 16 years and older was 153.1 million in 2000and is projected to be 169.4 million in 2050.(Source: U.S. Census Bureau)a. Find the average annual rate of change in population during the period 2000–2050, with the appropriate units.b. Use the slope from part (a) and the population in2000 to write the equation of the line associatedwith 2000 and 2050.c. What does this model project the population to bein 2020?arrow_forwardFind the quadratic equation that fits the following set of data points. {(1, – 6),(– 4, – 131),(3, - 54)} Write the equation in standard form, y = ax + bx + c. y =|arrow_forwardExercises 39–42: Decide whether a line can pass through the data points. If it can, determine the slope of the line. 1 2 3 4 39. y -1 3 7 11 15arrow_forward
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- Algebra & Trigonometry with Analytic GeometryAlgebraISBN:9781133382119Author:SwokowskiPublisher:Cengage