Calculus: Early Transcendentals
Calculus: Early Transcendentals
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ISBN: 9781285741550
Author: James Stewart
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Ch 2.3 #30 Can you help me with this please
A tank holds 1000 gallons of water, which drains from the bottom of the tank in half an hour. The values in the table show the volume V of water remaining in the tank, in gallons, after t minutes.
t (minutes) V (gallons)
694
10
443
15
250
20
110
25
28
30
(a) Use a graphing calculator to find a quadratic model for V. (Round all numerical values to two decimal places.)
V(t) =
(b) Use the model to compute V'(10). (Round your answer to one decimal lace.)
Then interpret your result in this context.
gallons per minute after
minutes.
The water volume is ---Select--- e at a rate of
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Transcribed Image Text:A tank holds 1000 gallons of water, which drains from the bottom of the tank in half an hour. The values in the table show the volume V of water remaining in the tank, in gallons, after t minutes. t (minutes) V (gallons) 694 10 443 15 250 20 110 25 28 30 (a) Use a graphing calculator to find a quadratic model for V. (Round all numerical values to two decimal places.) V(t) = (b) Use the model to compute V'(10). (Round your answer to one decimal lace.) Then interpret your result in this context. gallons per minute after minutes. The water volume is ---Select--- e at a rate of
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Given:

The volume V of water remaining in the tank in gallons after t minutes is shown in the table,

t(minutes) V(gallons)
5 694
10 443
15 250
20 110
25 28
30 0

Formula used:

ddxxn=nxn-1ddxCfx=Cddxfx       C is constantddxconstant=0

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