Price-Supply Equation The number of bicycle. helmets a retail chain is willing to sell per week at a price of $p is given by x=a√√p+b-c, where a = 81, b = 30, and c = 377. Find the instantaneous rate of change of the supply with respect to price when the price is $64. Round to the nearest hundredth (2 decimal places). helmets per dollar

Price-Supply Equation The number of bicycle. helmets a retail chain is willing to sell per week at a price of $p is given by x=a√√p+b-c, where a = 81, b = 30, and c = 377. Find the instantaneous rate of change of the supply with respect to price when the price is $64. Round to the nearest hundredth (2 decimal places). helmets per dollar

Functions and Change: A Modeling Approach to College Algebra (MindTap Course List)

6th Edition

ISBN:9781337111348

Author:Bruce Crauder, Benny Evans, Alan Noell

Publisher:Bruce Crauder, Benny Evans, Alan Noell

Chapter6: Rates Of Change

Section6.4: Equations Of Change: Linear And Exponential Functions

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