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Processor Speeds The processor speed, in megahertz (MHz), of Intel processors during the period 1980-2010 could be approximated by the following function of time t in years since the start of 1980:16
a. Evaluate
b. Write down a technology formula for v.
c. Use technology to sketch the graph of u and to generate a table of values for
d. When, to the nearest year, did processor speeds reach 3 gigahertz (1 gigahertz = 1,000 megahertz), according to the model?
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Applied Calculus
- Algebra & Trigonometry with Analytic GeometryAlgebraISBN:9781133382119Author:SwokowskiPublisher:Cengage