Introductory Chemistry: An Active Learning Approach
Introductory Chemistry: An Active Learning Approach
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ISBN: 9781305079250
Author: Mark S. Cracolice, Ed Peters
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Developers from two towns, A and B, want to connect their towns to a highway.
To minimize the cost of construction, the developers must find the location for the
highway entrance that minimizes the total distance, d1 + d2, from the two towns
to the highway. Let x be as shown. Find both the value of x that solves
the developers' problem and the minimum total distance.
What value of x minimizes the total distance?
x=
miles (Round to 1 decimal place.)
What is the minimum total distance?
☐ miles (Round to 1 decimal place.)
City A
14
City
miles
Road
(aty
Road
(1)
15
miles
10-*
Highway
10
miles
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Transcribed Image Text:K Developers from two towns, A and B, want to connect their towns to a highway. To minimize the cost of construction, the developers must find the location for the highway entrance that minimizes the total distance, d1 + d2, from the two towns to the highway. Let x be as shown. Find both the value of x that solves the developers' problem and the minimum total distance. What value of x minimizes the total distance? x= miles (Round to 1 decimal place.) What is the minimum total distance? ☐ miles (Round to 1 decimal place.) City A 14 City miles Road (aty Road (1) 15 miles 10-* Highway 10 miles
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