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Transcribed Image Text:51. The cost (in dollars) of producing x units of a certain com-
modity is C(x) = 5000 + 10x + 0.05x².
(a) Find the average rate of change of C with respect to x when
the production level is changed
(i) from x =
100 to x = 105
100 to x = 101
(ii) from x =
(b) Find the instantaneous rate of change of C with respect
to x when x = 100. (This is called the marginal cost. Its
significance will be explained in Section 2.7.)
52. If a cylindrical tank holds 100,000 gallons of water, which
can be drained from the bottom of the tank in an hour, then
Torricelli's Law gives the volume V of water remaining in
the tank after t minutes as
10
V(t) = 100,000(1-²
0≤t≤ 60
Find the rate at which the water is flowing out of the tank
(the instantaneous rate of change of V with respect to t) as a
function of t. What are its units? For times t == 0, 10, 20, 30,
40, 50, and 60 min, find the flow rate and the amount of water
remaining in the tank. Summarize your findings in a sentence
or two. At what time is the flow rate the greatest? The least?
53. The cost of producing x ounces of gold from a new gold mine
is C = f(x) dollars.
(a) What is the meaning of the derivative f'(x)? What are its
units?
(b) What does the statement f'(800) = 17 mean?
(c) Do you think the values of f'(x) will increase or decrease
in the short term? What about the long term? Explain.
54. The number of bacteria after t hours in a controlled laboratory
experiment is n = f(t).
(a) What is the meaning of the derivative f'(5)? What are its
th
Se
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