Concept explainers
(a)
To find: a polynomial equation.
The polynomial equation
Given information:
The function
Calculation:
The number of travelers (in thousands),
Simplify the resulting equation.
(b)
To find: the possible whole-number solutions of the equation in part (a) that are less than or equal to
The list only the possible solutions that are whole numbers less than or equal to
Given information:
The function
Calculation:
The equation is
All possible rational solutions are of the form
where
Factors of
Factors of
All possible rational solutions:
Simplify fractions:
Need to list only the possible solutions that are whole numbers less than
They are
(c)
To determine: the possible solutions in part
Given information:
The function
Calculation:
For
For
For
For
For
For
For
For
Zero remainder means this is the solution.
For
For
The possible solutions t=8.
(d)
To find: Graph the function
The graph
Given information:
The function
Calculation:
The graph
Remember that
There are no other reasonable solutions because the only other intersection point occurs at a negative
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