The number of daily sales of a product was found to be given by S = 300xe−x^2 + 300.   (it's supposed to be -x2 after e) x days after the start of an advertising campaign for this product. (Round your answers to one decimal place.)  (a) Find the average daily sales during the first 40 days of the campaign—that is, from x = 0 to x = 40. (b) If no new advertising campaign is begun, what is the average number of sales per day for the next 40 days (from x = 40 to x = 80)?

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The number of daily sales of a product was found to be given by

S = 300xe−x^2 + 300.   (it's supposed to be -xafter e)

x days after the start of an advertising campaign for this product. (Round your answers to one decimal place.) 

(a) Find the average daily sales during the first 40 days of the campaign—that is, from x = 0 to x = 40.

(b) If no new advertising campaign is begun, what is the average number of sales per day for the next 40 days (from x = 40 to x = 80)?


 

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